Beyond Cows and Call Centres
Many days ago while consuming my daily diet of printed news I noticed something which offended me a little. The comic strip Bulls $ Bears (on the business page of…Continue Reading →
A Copy Editor's Angst
There are writers with million dollar advances, columnists who wine and dine with the who’s who, correspondents globetrotting on company…
Eavesdropping and the Elections
Eavesdropping is a proscribed pleasure. Though I don’t actually stick my ear into keyholes, but occasionally unwillingly or otherwise overhear…
Never-Never Land for the Neither Sex
Pandav Nagar is a typical middle class locality in East Delhi. Houses sharing common walls on three sides, only the front remains exclusive. Kids on bicycles roam about carelessly, pausing…Continue Reading →
Twenty Things About Me That I Just Discovered
I’m usually a little slow in my response to the latest fads. Saw this tagging thing going on in the…
The Sixth Commandment in Practice
The Gandhi would’ve loved this race. The Toltecs, an agricultural tribe in ancient Mexico who migrated from northern Mexico to…
Wrongfully Left In a Righteous World
Many Windows versions ago, I discovered that the mouse settings could also be modified for left handed users. Otherwise the world in its rightful righteousness ignored the needs of us…Continue Reading →
Sniff Proof Bacchanalia
He liked his Thums Up. Always poured it in quantities to match our pegs and sipped to match our pace…
The Chicken Counter Vs. the Citizens' Media. Round II
The story so far The saga is still unfolding. The other party has unleashed another threat. A desperate effort to…
Why Do Journos Blog?
The blogosphere is a strange place, infested with strange people following stranger occupations. The much maligned media-wallahs also fill in the ranks. But it seems they are only a few…Continue Reading →
These Accountants Get a Lot of Leaves
Auto Rickshaw drivers in Delhi (and elsewhere) are believed to be a crooked lot. Loitering around in their (now eco-friendly)…
Blogs Don't Run your Ads Mr. Chaudhuri
I was under the impression that senseless suing (or the threat to) is an essentially American pastime. But like other…
