Knock! Knock! ‘Osama here. Open the door…’
Knock! Knock! ‘Osama here. Open the door…’ ‘What?’ I thought, ‘Osama Bin Laden?’ I was at that moment reading this tweet by @missletsbuild Julia: “Osama bin dead, Obama bin lying! #osamadead.” I must’ve spoken aloud because the voice from the other side of the door had a ring of urgency to it: ‘Come on. I...
Hey, this match is just a 303, not AK-47!
Thank God we don’t have 47 days in months that go by the name AK or something as sinister as that acronym. Today (the day for the WC 2011 semi-finals between India and Pakistan) is just 30 March which can also be written as 303. So why is the media whipping up mass hysteria for...
Nail-biting and as disappointing as Pepsi without fizz!
The evening of 12 March 2011 was neither for the battle for Libya, nor for bashing the investigating agencies for their flop-shows. The tears for Japan were withheld, as were the brickbats for the murderer of Radhika. Corruption was not discussed nor was black money mentioned. The evening was reserved for the cricket match that...
Stop revolving. Create a revolution!
[News – Radhika murder: Passers-by and DU students watched like spectators] Me and my wife on a walk By the river Ouse in York Saw a man with large sad eyes And a neck that touched the skies – Ambling with a lot of pride Was a dachshund by his side. So similar, so strikingly...
Surfing the net for a muse
I look around These ravaged times Discovering struggling bits and bytes Pick them up to make them chime And wonder at their flights! I am a healer Of words that lie disparaged In heaps on highways where no one treads And suture them to build a maze Or simply sculpt the lonesome shreds! I click...
The dictator
He moved ahead leaving a trail Of incomplete poetry And then jumped on to other paths Where he was able to leave Incomplete Articles, sketches, thoughts, And lots and lots Of priceless creative clutter. He left behind Words that could have been friends Or leaders or lovers They could’ve given the world His world A...
Man, Woman, and Poetry!
There is an intrinsic spiritual connection between a man, woman, and poetry. I came across a few quotes trying to crack the mystery that woman is and some wanting to dive deeper into the man-woman relationship. To my surprise I found they held in their folds some spicy, tangy, and zingy lessons for men as...
You are almost there!
There is nothing to fear from these four words. I go with the premise that everybody is working on something or the other and has certain goals in mind. It is so encouraging if a soothsayer pops up and announces: ‘You are almost there!’ This actually is what everyone wants to read every time one...
Why did my wife and I walk out of Akshara Theatre today?
No, there wasn’t any critical global issue brewing up as we walked out of Akshara theatre today minutes before ‘The Vagina Monologues’ (a play that we very much wanted to see) was to begin. However, our leaving the venue had everything to do with a lot of irresponsibly fanciful, wild, and whirling words that one...
I Went Out Too Far. Review of ‘The old man & the sea’
BOOK REVIEW Title of book: The Old Man And The Sea. Written by: Ernest Hemingway. 347 words. Title of Review : I Went Out Too Far. This story has simple sentences. No difficult words. No harsh judgements. No desperate attempt at trying to sound unique. The old man or Santiago, his skiff, the fish he...
Don’t say NO to making new friends!
Don’t say NO to making new friends! You open any page of any book and you’ll find something yet undiscovered by you something that you always wanted but never knew what until you stumbled upon that book and just opened it. Unlock secrets, climb up to ecstatic revelations walk into cellars of truth unafraid, pick...
Does MBA make you market-ready?
An interview with Mr Siddharth Bagri, Director, BIFM (BLB Institute of Financial Markets) (Interviewed by Arvind Passey) Why is a solid understanding about money and financial education necessary today? Most of us simply want to live life on our terms — have a lifestyle we can enjoy and do what makes us happy. Financial education...
