Blast from the past: My chat with SRK

In the month of November, exactly a week before Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) released, i was at…

Good luck with time

Make your life meaningful in whatever way you can. Even a cobbler, despite his humble status and earnings, plays a key role…

Twitter’s Unwritten Rules (97–224)

I’ve been on Twitter for over eight years now. And they said i was commitment-phobic! On a serious note, the reason i could be around for this long must have something to do with the lawlessness of the town. There are no set conditions to be. You can post whatever you…

Well, she was right

I have hundreds of CDs and DVDs at home. Remember the shiny colourful ones? They have 8000+ movies, TV series and documentaries on them. In my showcase locker, they are collecting dust as none of them have gone on a date with a ROM since 2010. When i was busy burning them, i thought i was…

Isn’t everything about perception?

• Close to 1.5 million people die every year in car accidents. That translates to more than 3000 car-related deaths in a day. It’s remarkable if you consider the fact that wheels can be ruthless; they kill people in Saudi Arabia (where women aren’t allowed to drive) as…

Hmm for madness

What is the SI unit of madness? There are several things we don’t know for sure yet — from measuring pain on an imaginary scale to understanding why different people achieve headaches for different reasons to how we get cold (or cold gets us) — but none of them come close to the mystery behind being…

Let’s talk about it

You know what we are more afraid of than death? Talking about death. Our society is undeniably uncomfortable about something so inevitable that you can bet your life on it. But no, please don’t talk about it. Why? It tempers down our mood and turns us into sad little fellas. You know what else…

Man proposes, Climate changes

Ever wondered why quite a lot of Americans deny climate change? Is it some mass suicidal tendency that went…

Hen’s proved

Person1: “What do you prefer — chicken or fish?”