The Day After
I’m not exactly a party pooper. It’s just that I don’t feel comfortable in a crowd of unfamiliar drunks. Office parties are fine, but they should be scheduled on weekends.…Continue Reading →
The Blog Relay Race – My Run
This tag thing reminds me of the relay races I used to participate in at school and never won. I…
Spread the Red Around
Blood is life. Blood is important, therefore blood relations are so valued and letters of passion are written in the…
Numbed by Numbers
I counted. It’s 40 steps from the street below to my third floor flat. Mount Everest is 8,848 meters high. I remember. The population of India is more than a…Continue Reading →
Alms and the Man
When the distances are unchallenging, I prefer to traverse them on my own feet. Last Saturday, there wasn’t much to…
Embarking upon the Digital Realm
Whenever my blank-balance starts to get a little cozy, my palms start itching. My last itch-session led me to get…
'Look Out' for Bloggers
“The Indian blogging community (or blogosphere, as it likes to call itself) is essentially a bitchy, selfindulgent and an almost incestuous network comprising journalists, wannabe-writers and a massive army of…Continue Reading →
The Bloggers' Bible
Ever since the blog came into being, it has given a voice to millions who had otherwise preferred to remain…
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…
