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…
Category: We Are Like That Only
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…
Everybody in Hyderabad is a Nizam
Hyderabad is a great city. Unlike say the more robust citizens of saddi Dilli, Hyderabadis never befuddle you by questioning you about their parentage – ‘tu janta hai mera baap kaun hai’. Plus life is slightly less rushed than say in our maximum city, Mumbai and eating out is more…
Why must eyes always be on the Road?
What is the first thing you are told when you learn driving? Keep your eyes on the road – always. Here is a story that acutely emphasizes this point. Remember the days, pre-liberalization, when the Bajaj scooter was a most prized possession? Well, my to be father in law had…