Laxmi Pujan is the best day of Diwali. I love it when Mother takes out the silver coins and other jewellery items for the puja and careful decorates them with flowers and rangoli. Then there is the unlimited Mithai to eat… yum! The thing that most delights moi though is the festive fireworks that light …
There have been no confirmed sightings of our Adventurist(A) in recent times!! Where has our friendly neighbourhood blogger gone? Callers from various quarters claimed to have seen A in action…..in discos, at rallys, as a part of morchas and weirdest of all, at fashion shows. All these claims have turned out to hoaxes since even …
A little incident back in my university days. A classmate from the Manipur, T, had accompanied me to the University Library to get our membership formalities done. We both had the necessary documentation like receipts and i-Cards. After I was handed my membership card, it was her turn. The conversation went thus: Clerk: Sagle ‘dacuments’ …
What lies ahead…. “The biggest danger of today’s rampant economic optimism is that it could breed complacency about the need for reforms. That would be a sure recipe for a future slowdown.” ..and how not to get there….. in a nutshell. To boost sustainable growth, India needs to clear the path ahead rather than …
“What would you choose to be if not yourself? Anyone, any object, anything at all..” Thus reads one interesting question HRD often asks prospective employees. If I was at the receiving end of one such, I’d say I want to be the Fin Min’s mind. The move to get rid of pensions in stages is …
A small news item in the national daily went unnoticed. The Nithari carnage and election fever takes up all real estate in print these days. The news in that item was worth a headline. I could not let it pass without giving it thought or a mention in these columns. A farmer in a tiny …
Pentax just celebrated 60 years in the image capture business and how! Like this! Speaking of cameras, they are such wonderful things. I mean like wow with three exclamation marks. Without those around would just leave so much to imagination. Not that it’s a bad thing, but imagine this: Tom weds Katie, no pictures; the Twin Towers …
**Borrowed post, not my own.** Imagine you’re in London’s Heathrow Airport. While you’re waiting for your flight, you notice a kiosk selling cookies. You buy a box, put them in your traveling bag and then you patiently search for an available seat so you can sit down and enjoy your cookies. Finally you find a …
Sorry to interrupt the travelogue but this post cannot wait. The right honourable P. D. Kode pronounced the court’s verdict on 4 of the 123 accused who faced trial in the 1993 Mumbai Serial blasts case. 257 Dead 700 Injured 13 years and 6 months of trial 123 Accused 4 Convicted so far 4 Acquitted …
