Repeat Business

March 11, 2013 11:00 AMMarch 25, 2023 2:26 PM City, Humour

Tiny Tale: Sucker For Sob Stories

October 13, 2007March 13, 2023

~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~o~ She was the kind that stopped to pet stray puppies. But food was only ever surreptitiously slipped to bit-bound horses ferrying kids on beaches and abandoned cows. Dogs and cats had their fans world-over but who thought of these forgotten ones? She did. Impartial with love, but she tried…

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Office Capers: How we celebrated Valentine’s Day

February 15, 2008March 13, 2023

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The friendly neighborhood pet-puja-provider (also known as Piggy’s Poison Plaza) started it all with much fanfare on Monday announcing that the speshul Valentine’s menu on the 14th would be: I was intrigued by the menu (an old bad habit, am afraid) but I didn’t risk the food, since Piggy has…

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#IdeaStory: Merry-Go-Round

June 4, 2014September 16, 2023

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Life with youis like being on a merry-go-round, she says.But, he asks, did you see the view?Yes, she says, on our next upswing.

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Crown Of Thorns

June 30, 2014March 28, 2023

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A hair accessory incited so much harassment from strangers and friends alike, it unwittingly became my crown of thorns.

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Footprints

October 19, 2007September 17, 2023

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I see the footprints of hundreds of busy feet that walked before me.I see history being created….little histories, not major sagas.

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Ladies Compartment

September 9, 2014March 28, 2023

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The Mumbai metro recently announced a separate coach for women only.

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Atul Sabnis says:

March 11, 2013 at 8:01 PM

I found a Rolls Royce – but it was royel. 😀 (not sure if this link will go through) http://www.flickr.com/photos/atulsabnis/8308733203/in/set-72157632337563734

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anuglyheadd says:

March 11, 2013 at 3:11 PM

hahah Indian business tactic!!

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