Ever tried a “delicately fried, exquisitely breaded bite sized sphere, filled with perfectly shaped chickpeas picked from the plains of Harit Pradesh and complemented with handpicked and diced Malda potatoes; served with an aromatic concoction of cilantro, effervescent mint reminiscent of sun kissed fields, and tangy tamarind that explodes into…
Month: January 2024
Light Hearted Musings. 50s are the new 30s? Stuff and Nonsense!
Had recently come across a Whatsapp forward posted by a very wise man. It said, “Beware! I am retired. I know everything and I have the all the time to tell you about it”. I too am retired and I too know everything. But no one listens to me. I…
Indian Societal Satire. The Travails of the Rich and the Famous.
You know Ranveer Singh, right? The one whose personality matches his fluorescent sartorial sense (well let’s just say quirky)? For those who don’t, let me tell you that he is a very successful actor. I love his movies. He just seems to fill the screen with his effervescent presence. But…
Narrative Humour. Want to go one up on a monkey? Try this
“New appointment in Railway service: Langur seen working in a railway office” was the imaginatively titled article in a newspaper recently. You can read about it here. Apparently (and I am copy pasting here), “a video of a langur ‘working’ inside a railway office is now going viral. The video…