Remember our childhood days? Where each group of friends had one ‘fatty fatty boombalatty’? A ‘kanjoos’, a ‘stinky’, or a ‘takloo’? Remember how jokes about a friend’s prodigious girth or a problematic digestive system, were staple and would have us all rolling on the floor with mirth? No pretentions of…
Category: We Are Like That Only
Desi Culture Blog. ‘Starred’ Hotels Ruin all the Fun.
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…
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 all the time to tell you about it”. I too am retired and I too know everything. But no one listens to me. I had…
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
Monkey Encounters – “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…
Everyday India Humour. Mad Max is not Half as Mad as Indian Scooterists
As per the Times of India (25 July 2023), India has the largest number of two wheelers in the world. The patriotic me, overjoyed at seeing us ahead of China read the article with great interest. Apparently, we had 32.63 crore vehicles, 75% of which were two wheelers, in 2020….
Everyday Personal Anecdotes. Is sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander?
I guess only Indians with their quaint eating habits will identify with this post. Nevertheless, here goes… Cuisines vary dramatically from nation to nation. A vast diverse country such as India will see cuisines change virtually every few hundred kilometres. I had mentioned here that I was fortunate to spend…