War Has No Winners
December 16, 1971: Lt. Gen. AAK Niazi, supreme commander of Pakistani Army in East Pakistan, surrenders to the Allied Forces…
Counting Feathers of the Opposite Kind
Birds appeal to many of the human species. I too am not unimpressed by their vibrant feathers, graceful flight and…
India Inspired
Comedy was and will remain the primary motive (TB6 has been off the coaxial-cable for quite some time now) behind my occasional presence before a box infamous for producing more…Continue Reading →
Golf Links
Never played any golf on these famed greens, only a lot of cricket. Wikipedia mentions that it is called the…
A Sting Well Stung
Banks and finance companies are after my life offering loans for almost everything. I have so far managed to shoo…
Elephant Falls
“Shillong. But where are the waterfalls?” I was expecting this question, but thankfully am posting these before anyone got the opportunity to do so. This one is the most popular…Continue Reading →
Ward's Lake
For those who came in late… A bored Khasi prisoner was desperate to go out of his cell. The warden…
What's There in a Name? Lots
The rose by any other name may smell just as sweet, but it wouldn’t sound the same. Nor will it…
Resurrection of the PC and Excerpts from a Phrasebook
The PC had seemingly conked off, the only sign of life it showed was through incessant long beeps. After some…
Badal Gaya Hain Hindustan
HT‘s Hindi sibling, Hindustan has undergone a much-hyped makeover. Have a look.