One of the favourite questions that judges put up to beauty contestants is, “who do you admire the most and why.” Now most contestants having been well trained by their respective mentors answer this question correctly. Correctly because they, like everyone else, knows that there are only two sure shot…
Light Hearted Satire. India Moves up in “Ease of doing Business” Index!
You know how kids at some point in time start hankering for a dog? And the parents will be promised the earth in lieu? “Yes, I will feed the dog, take it for walks, give it a bath, etc etc”. Sure enough, these promises are forgotten after a week. No…
Indian Societal Satire. Want to Gain Recognition?
Heard about daredevil Naveen Kumar? Apparently, he got up one fine day and said to himself – ‘ah what the heck, let me spice up my life by cracking some walnuts’. MY chosen way would be to crack open a bottle of Old Monk if my life needed spice, but…
Everyday Personal Anecdotes. Driving to Despair!
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….
Real India with Humour. Helplines help in Getting Bamboozled!
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…
Relatable Indian Stories. 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…
Military Humour. How to Book a Hockey Field at NDA!
My magnificent alma mater, has some funny NDA stories. This is one of them. The sporting infrastructure was top class and ample. To take hockey as an example, there were some dozen odd fields. But as with anything else in life, while they were all equal, some being better kempt,…