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…
The Marathon Runners
Every locality has its character actors. The types who happen to be present on every occasion. They might not be…
How American Have I become?
The colour is slowly fading to color. The z eating up the s. A land on the other side of the globe but yet so near, so influencing. I love…Continue Reading →
Music for a Song
Online piracy has been for long a nuisance to the music industry. Much publicised battles have been fought on the…
The Three Cs and an S of Neo Journalism
The first lesson taught in journalism school is invariably the five Ws and one H – what, who, when, where,…
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 →
We Don't Need No Scissorhands
Censorship is a dirty word. A bunch of prudes selected by the morons we elect decide what a citizen of…
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…
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 →
Think About It
The best advice for you is often the one you give to others.
