My love affair with sports began when I was but a child. My father, sisters and cousins used to watch Cricket, Tennis, Football and sometimes even Basketball. But I remember it was my love for tennis that overshadowed every other infatuation. As Andre Agassi wrote in his autobiography, tennis is a lonely sport… one man Read more about Game Set Match, Super Nova ![…]
Lately, I have heard such comic (read ‘Lame’) excuses for not wanting to do something that rolling my eyes has almost become my Go-To expression… My roommate is a Masters in Dermatology… and one can well imagine the kinds of cases she must be dealing with on a daily basis… But, the woman refuses to Read more about Lame Dame Damn ![…]
It’s that time of the year… when you have to go on a mini-promotion spree to make your seniors/bosses see that you are worthy of the investment they have made by hiring you. It is Appraisal Time. And it is an eerie thing to do… blowing your own trumpet. You fill out Appraisal forms, let Read more about Appraisals…[…]
The Delhi Government and Delhites welcomed Odd-Even with skepticism, criticism and by the end of fifteen days, applause and relief. Isn’t it a little odd that even before it all began, people (some of them who do not even live in Delhi) were up in arms and calling Our CM names and all. I live Read more about ODD EVEN[…]
I realize that I am not the only person to have come in support of Amir Khan. And no, he is not my favourite actor, nor am I a minority supporter. So now that we have the preliminaries sorted, I can write about issues which irk my nerves almost every day. I came back home Read more about We are That and More… ![…]
The physical, emotional and educational distances that I have covered in the last three years are more than I ever thought I was capable of. The journey within and without has been life-altering. In the last couple of months itself, I have lost weight, gained a few more grey hair… there are days I believe Read more about Going the distance…[…]
I am not an ideal friend… not even close to it. Over the years, I have become withdrawn and perhaps more comfortable in my own skin. I don’t exist to please people, but I don’t mean to necessarily offend them either. I spend most of my days alone… I work, I travel around, but the Read more about I – The Ignominious Friend[…]
What is it that we are seeking ? Nothing lasts forever… No illusion worth keeping… We die a little every day Come tomorrow and we are at it again… Oh Yes, Gadgets tell us everything But, Life happens when we look around and dive within A ‘Like’ is a reason to smile, a ‘Comment’ makes Read more about The Hollow Men[…]
Delhi has been kind to me… so far so good… I have travelled in a tightly packed metro… with no room to even adjust my elbow without inviting glares… I have started cooking again… much to my surprise… I have made different/unconventional curries (which my PG mates have a good laugh at), rajma rice, paneer, Read more about Delly-Belly 1[…]
Ever since I became conscious of the fact that the world is not all flair and roses, I knew that to spend some decent years here would be more like locking horns with a bull… it would suck every ounce of the energy… As if growing up (which involved going through the puberty phase, raging Read more about Love in the time of holler-a…[…]