My Minute-Centimetre of Fame
A few weeks ago I received a call from NDTV requesting me to fill in the empty spaces in one of their talk shows. I had been to one celebrity…Continue Reading →
In Defiance of the Alleged Similitude of the Masculine Kind
“All men are the same.” How many times have you, my fellow brethren heard this done-unto-death-but-always-rejuvenated banality? Can’t count or…
It Ain't a Black Riddle
Every year the world’s largest movie industry sends its official nominations to the awards celebrating the achievements of it’s more…
Google Turns 7
History of GoogleGoogle’s 7th Anniversary PostContinue Reading →
Evil is Good
We have been wanting for ages for all the differences, inequalities, suffering to disappear from this world. But if that…
The Wealth of Humans
Man enters the world with nothing on him, and also leaves in a similar fashion (If you count the Pharaohs…
War and Peace
When I was a little younger and the topic of war cropped up in any discussion, my father would always emphasise upon me the pain and suffering which war brings…Continue Reading →
The J-School Jamboree
Not many of the veteran top-notch Indian journalists have had much of a professional training; all they learnt was on…
There Are Lies, Damned Lies and Opinion Polls
Hello! Wake up! It’s that time of the year again. The ad generating annual b-school survey is over (25% of…
The Emperor's New Chairs
Modernisation has been the motto of many a ruler. But Emperor Menelik II (1844-1913) of Abyssinia (now Ethopia) takes the cake with the cherry on the top. On hearing of…Continue Reading →
Bodily Disowned
Devoid of any worldly possessions, the least a man possesses is his own self. In 1890 a Swedish gentlemen desperately…
Dear Friend…
The worth of a friend like all other good things in life is best realised in their absence. I make…
