The Wellness of Wiretapping
Many years ago – when getting a telephone connection from the never so reliable Department of Telecommunications (DoT) took months, if not years, a dead phone implied an infinitely extended…Continue Reading →
Crossing the Brahmaputra
Rivers have always left me in awe. And when it is the he-river – the Brahmaputra, the vast expanse of…
Blast from the Past
Chassis and engine from a Tata or Ashok Leyland truck (some vintage ones with Mercedes and Bedford engines still exist), body locally made of wood and tin. Their popularity declining…Continue Reading →
Stimulation Maximised
“What’s so manly about men’s magazines?” asked a female colleague, flipping through my copy of Man’s World (Ever since Gentleman…
Poor Fishermen Used as Human Shield in Manipur
This shouldn’t come as a surprise to those of us who are aware of what’s going on in Manipur in…
Nostalgic Stuff Redux
Apart from my good ol’ blog buddies, search engines help in generating a sizeable (by my standards) page hits on…
I Missed the Fire
It snowed in Kashmir and rained in Delhi. I was on the way to office, the phone buzzed. It was my reliable jurno friend on the other end. “There’s a…Continue Reading →
Where do Persons of Paramount Prominence Pee?
The respected Prime Minister (accompanied by a bevy of other VVIPs) inaugurated the latest addition to Delhi’s Metro Rail. VVIPs…
