Herd mentality, mob culture

This week, India at large once again displayed why it will continue to remain a racist nation. The affinity for fairer skin is a well-known disorder in our society but what happened in Bangalore is a harsh reminder on where exactly we stand. According to reports, a local woman…

Lame. Lamer. Viral.

Last week, on Wednesday morning, i woke up at around 7.30. Which is late given 7 is my usual get-going schedule. I hurried to kitchen to prepare tea (a morning ritual that i’ve been true to for almost a year now) before sacrificing two Parle-G biscuits. One drowns and you let another in with…

It’s cute how…

• our country manages to waste time on issues that are not even issues.
• we have opinions on budget when we can hardly define economics.
• people smile at their cellphones while walking on a busy road.
• the street dogs i feed…

Amul moment

I don’t sleep tight anymore. Not very long ago, i used to sleep like a dead body awaiting post-mortem. Now i sleep like someone who is about to wake up from a bad dream. The worst part is i do wake up — nightmare or no nightmare. Last night, i woke up at three-ish and reached for my phone. The worst thing…

Let there be litter!

If there is one thing that Gurgaon has taught me, it has to be, never confront someone who is littering in public. Nothing good comes out of it. I’ve done years back in Mumbai and never once have i had a bad experience in letting people know that it’s not OK to throw their mess around. Most…

Hmm for marriage

You need to have a driver license to get behind the wheel. You need to have an engineering degree, most probably followed by a PG course, to prove that you can call yourself an able engineer. You spend close to a decade in the medical field to be able to stand in an operation theatre. You need…

Quantum of appreciation

We often hear jobful (joyful?) people complaining that they aren’t appreciated at work. Apparently, their seniors don’t bother to let them know how good they are at what they do. The funniest part about this drama is everybody, by some twisted logic, like to believe that they are the…

Burden of freedom of speech

While you’re reading this, there is a huge debate going on about the extent of freedom of speech in our country. Isn’t it as much a duty as it’s a privilege? However, first thing first, everybody should be able to express themselves without any fear. But the question isn’t about…

From soulmate to solomate

He was looking for his soulmate. She was looking for hers. They somehow bumped into each other and fell in love. Time passed by and they found themselves married to each other. A bit more time passed by and they had some little beings around calling them amma and appa. Let’s say, 10…

Shit happens…to everyone!

Marlon Brando might be the greatest actor of all time but his life was marked by so many tragedies that you wonder whether anything or for that matter, anybody, is ever going to…