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…
Category: We Are Like That Only
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…
Real Life Reflections. What Watching the Cricket World Cup has Taught Me
A match between India and Pakistan is in progress. Pakistan is well set at 150 odd for 2 and looking set for a 300 plus score. Indian spirits are flagging a bit. Just then our bowler takes a very important wicket. I get all excited and like most cricket lovers…
Burglary too needs Commonsense!
I think we can all agree that burglary is a valid source of income. Firstly, it gives the practitioners something tangible, something that is solid; unlike ethereal things like Bitcoin. Then, it is egalitarian, redistributes the wealth amongst the have nots, and gives us vicarious pleasure when the rich are…
Life Lessons with Laughter. Getting Warned by Apple Makes One Important
You must have heard this joke – An iPhone is so expensive because it replaces many machines – phone, camera, watch, music player, GPS, PDA, voice recorder, gaming console, etc. An Android on the other hand is much cheaper because it replaces only one machine, the iPhone. Maybe this cost…
Offbeat Indian Travel Tales. Nostalgia Unlimited on the Hemkund Express
Nostalgia on Rails. At one point in time, trains were an integral part of our formative years; so romanticised by films like Sholay, Aradhana, Coolie and the like. Those of us who have travelled, even once in second class, will surely still have the smell of the train in their…