heights of beauty

Can't one be lovely without being fair? Is beauty only skin deep? The facts, of a CBSE topper becoming the miss world this year and the balanced mix of whites, blacks, and browns in top ten of the Miss World pageant, are more than enough to bust these myths. But one disconcerting question remains. One … Continue reading heights of beauty →

Remembering those notebandi days

Remembering those notebandi days ( Originally written after a few days of demonetization)

girlfriend by two

When I first came across the word Half Girlfriend during the launch of the eponymous book written by our great Indian novelist and twenty first century intellectual Sriman Chetan Bhagat ji, I wondered what might be the meaning of such a word. In Indian hotels, we are used to the rate card of a … Continue reading girlfriend by two →

Why I am scared to wish A Happy New Year

Wishing you all a happy wonderful New Year First of all, here is wishing my dear reader a wonderful New Year. May you remain cheerful and passionate irrespective of whether a few wishes got fulfilled or not. Note that I have not used the word happy. There are reasons for it - profound and … Continue reading Why I am scared to wish A Happy New Year →

Maja Hi Kuchh Aur Hai

It was due to a 'comedy of error' that I got introduced to Pandit Om Vyas. Someone had shared a youtube link on FB about Arbind Kejriwal's fiasco about some issue. When I clicked the link it took me to one of the kabi sammelan videos of Late Kavi Om Vyas ji. That time I … Continue reading Maja Hi Kuchh Aur Hai →

Sunday Musings and Random Notes #2

Random Notes The times are such that, neither are notes so random nor do they have any association or destination other than the bank. The whole nation is in queue for a few 'tukda' notes. It is Saturday night and as we finalise our plan to visit Chinchi Falls and Mekedatu as part of our weekend … Continue reading Sunday Musings and Random Notes #2 →

Sunday Musings and Random Notes

Our movies are like our food While switching channels ( Sometimes I enjoy this bad habit), got stuck with Star Action. The movie was - The Other Man. It was supposed to be an action movie. There was so much silence. The dialogues were few. Some of the dialogues were not complete sentences. Yet the … Continue reading Sunday Musings and Random Notes →