Reading is an analog fine-tuner
O my luve is like a red, red rose And earthquakes can be read Because technology leads to hand-held devices where it is all Sweetly played in tune… …and this is what life is for non-readers. Robert Burns, seismologists, and tech gurus (and many more) create indecipherable concoctions when reading has not been fine-tuned. It...
I am a weakling. I am not from Delhi.
Neeraj sounded excited on the telephone. He said, ‘I’ve cleared the written test for getting into the NDA, bhaiya. The SSB comes next and I need your help.’ This happened just a couple of years after I had opted out of the OGs (Olive Greens – an euphemism for those in the Army) because of...
Watch your watch carefully or you’ll fail to get anywhere
‘I’m sorry I’m late. I forgot to look at my watch!’ No, I did not tell this to the Battalion Commander. I went a step further and when he pointed out that I was a good half hour late in reaching, I replied, ‘My watch says I’m on time, sir.’ My watch indeed reflected what...
