The Indian Man: A Doll That Goes “Mama”
Unveiling the ‘Mama’s Boy’ syndrome in Indian Culture – the complex relationship between the Indian man and his mother, and the impact on relationships.
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Office Capers: Going Downhill Is Fun
The Art of Misdirection in the Office Sleuth Saga. A techno-greek’s hilarious attempt at creating a decoy blog & the colleague’s funny reaction.
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Office Capers: Guess Who Blogger?
One of my colleagues is a blogger and he mentioned the fact proudly at our introductory session. Since I was the first in the group to check out his blog, he figured (quite accurately) that I must be a blogger too. And ever since then, he’s been hounding me for…
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Men & Women In Social Settings
As promised Iyer, here’s the link…yes, I keep my promises, I’m not a man! I have said before that I like men and in this post I’m going to demonstrate why. But first, dear readers, please trot over to the aforementioned link for a prelude to this post! I was…
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Conversation (Say My Name)
I like the way you say my nameBecause you say it so very rarelyWe talk so much about other peopleRarely about ourselvesAnd there is so much soliloquyThat the need for “I” and “you” doesn’t exist I like to hear you say my nameBecause it reminds me of this game we’re…
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55 Words: An Idle Mind
When I got tagged in the 55-word story thing, I thought “Oh, help”. Having managed a couple though, I’m hooked….it is tremendously satisfying…just the sort of creative challenge I was looking for. Since I’ve already tagged people, I’ll leave this open to whoever wants to pick it up. You know…
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“Excuse me…”: Approaching A Stranger
Cracking the Code: Getting to Know a Stranger. Unveiling the quirky encounters and memorable conversations that define the art of making connections.
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Fiction: 55 Word Stories
This was fun. It is even more of a challenge to say something in a few words than to say it in many. Sagnik tagged me so here goes…my 55-word stories. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<p align=”center”><strong>The Worker</strong></p> The sun was shining, a blazing yellow-white. Heedlessly they trudged on.“But do I have to?” he…
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A Morning Person In Mumbai
A morning in the city that never sleeps
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The Filmi Story of My Life: Kuch Kuch Hota Hain
‘Kuch kuch hota hai’ was on TV yesterday. One of the early movies that made Karan Johar into a brand name. I was in college when I saw this movie. Of course I couldn’t say I liked it…it wasn’t cool to admit to liking this sort of popcorn-n-plastic fare! But…
