Dear Friend…

The worth of a friend like all other good things in life is best realised in their absence. I make few friends and retain even fewer. Time ticks, life moves…Continue Reading →

The Remix Revolution

No, this is not about the stupid TV serial where XI standard students are taught history, chemistry and accountancy in…

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The Marathon Runners

Every locality has its character actors. The types who happen to be present on every occasion. They might not be…

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Music for a Song

Online piracy has been for long a nuisance to the music industry. Much publicised battles have been fought on the…

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Organic Empathy

A Muslim woman undergoes a kidney transplant in Mumbai. All she knows about her brain dead donor is that he was a Hindu Gujarati vegetarian. As a mark of gratitude…Continue Reading →

Blue Jeans in my Genes

Little did the young immigrant from Bavaria called Levi Strauss and a Nevada tailor named Jacob Davis realize while filing…

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Casting My Caste

The caste-ridden Hindi heartland of India is often quite predictable. The query about an individual’s name is inevitably followed by an inquiry into one’s status in the caste hierarchy. The…Continue Reading →