Delhi wouldn’t be Delhi if it wasn’t sprinting
Delhi lives in the aspirations of not only those who live in the city but propels even those who come to it from far… and thus over a period of time the city got the best to make it the best. No wonder then that Jan Morris calls Delhi “a soldier’s town, a politician’s town,...
That thin streak of rage
Lots of people define Delhi as a city of rage… feelings that are uncaged, boisterous, out of control, and forever stampeding on to newer forms of destruction. What they do not understand is that it is this rage that invariably and inevitably explodes into an evolved form of existence. Almost like a new universe being...
The last conversation with my old bewildered laptop
If I tell you that I’ve had many meaningful conversations with my laptop you are going to smile indulgently and say, ‘Oh yes, don’t we all?’ But the moment my back is turned, you will probably mutter, ‘He has lost it. Conversations with laptops! Ha! Ha! Whoever heard of such things.’ But this is true....
Don’t give up and don’t lose hope
Our world is full of sellers and buyers… and as both these words have ‘er’, let me add that we have a lot more of ‘ers’ than the other two combined. I realized this when I was trying to sell my smartphone that I had used for a couple of years. Well, to tell you...
The dance of the hands
Hands show the way. Hands can tell what is right. Hands dance in ways that can create or even destroy. Hands bring together all the joys possible. Hands never differentiate between wombs and sperms… it is the mind guiding hands that, under societal pressure, gives out instructions that raises walls and segregates. And then hands...
The invasion of Bollywood villains
The invasion of Bollywood villains No, this isn’t a figment of my imagination. I have seen Gabbar, Mogambo, Sir Juda, Shakaal, Kaancha, Bhaironath, Dr Dang, Langda Tyagi, Lallan Singh, Jageera, Lotiya Pathan, Bakhtawar Singh and many others inside many homes… creating the worst possible chaos. ‘Are these names that you have given to mosquitoes?’ asked...
The song of the artsy cow
The song of the artsy cow Some say that getting rid of indoor pollution is a fantasy and exists only in fiction, in movies, in government files, and a zealous mind. I disagree. I’ve been taking a lot of positive steps at home and we are probably as far away from pollution and their side-effects...
The criminals inside every home
The criminals inside every home So much information about this criminal inside every home is splashed almost daily in our newspapers, they are discussed on panels on almost every news channel, and almost every kerb-side conversation is about them. And yet, they roam like the entire world was there at their feet. They are robbers,...
A writer, a smartphone, and a thriller in the making
This is the story of a writer who leaves his desk at dusk and goes out in search of a thriller. No, he was not carrying with him a pistol and 9mm bullets, nor is he trained in any of the martial arts… but he fortunately remembers to carry with him his new Moto G5...
The mantras of staying young
A writer once wrote: ‘The human body is the best work of art.’ And then years passed before people could really show what the words were really trying to say. And then almost everyone with a smartphone in his or her hands wanted to show the world that selfies, coolfies, and welfies have the power...
Shehzad Bhanji – this lefty plucks the right strings
Music sensations, some believe, are born on YouTube because this is where the really appreciative crowds assemble. The internet is where original impulses drive through hearts along a global pathway and are sometimes accepted, adopted, and nurtured by the conformist monarchs of the music industry. Shehzad Bhanji is one such person who I have met...
Take a sip of the best
To study abroad isn’t just a dream anymore because statistics show that more and more Indian students are flying abroad to study in universities in other countries. They all wish to take a sip of the best, so to say. The WENR (World Education News and Reviews) says that USA, UK, Australia, and New Zealand...
