The Wife, amongst her many sterling qualities, is a total expert on the roads of Hyderabad; one who knows the ‘gali gali nooka nooka’ of the city. So, when in Hyderabad, I am content to drive under her directions. When she says ‘turn right’, that is precisely what I do….
Category: We Are Like That Only
Want to get bamboozled? Dial a helpline
Am sure we all have at some point in time, tried calling a ‘helpline’. It usually starts with press 1 for English, press 2 for Hindi…….. So, being proud of our national language, we middle class Indians obviously press 1. Another ten minutes of pressing this and pressing that ultimately…
Aah Parents! Always in a different world
Recently, not lacking in filial piety, I had bought a shirt for my father. Now any decent shirt in today’s times costs about Rs 2500 or so onwards and a decent shirt is what I went with. The same was presented to my father with great fanfare. Father looked at…
Hair today, gone tomorrow!
Google tells me that humans grow hair on the head for various benefits – keeps the head cool, regulates body temperature, protects one from minor injuries, etc. Funnily, humans are one of those rare mammals that grow much more hair over the head than the rest of the body; quite…
Yamunotri – Why one must ‘Look Before You Leap’
Dear friends. You will recall that I had mentioned something about a Yamunotri trip in an earlier (as Bertie Wooster would call it), piece and which can be read here. Am sure you all must be panting for the full episode. Well I always aim to please, so here it…
Beware! Toilet Breaks can be Disastrous
Heard about the guy who needed a toilet break? It so happened that our man, with wife and kids in tow, took a train to Bhopal. Got off at Bhopal station feeling a bit stuffed in the lower regions of the alimentary canal. So, while the pleasures of seeing the…
Who are the greatest and famous philosophers?
Humans are always on an eternal quest, seeking meaning in life. Many eminent thinkers have attempted to find this very meaning over the ages. Socrates, Plato, Russel, Kant or closer home Jiddu, Shankaracharya, Nazrul; all have tried to give us purpose. I’ve always wondered what these thinkers did for a…