The day your sibling enters into the ‘blessed’ state of wedlock is one of joy, disappointment, and – depending on your own penchant for taking the vows – acceptance or rebuttal. The final feelings stem from your response to a barrage of clichéd questions asked by excited guests that aim to determine your state of […]
Wedding Bells – Harmony or Cacophony? Read More »
Technology, and the lingo associated with it, evolves at such a rapid pace these days that one can get left out in the cold quite easily. I recently experienced this sense of disassociation (or so I thought) during a bus journey back home, when I heard a boisterous group of industry greenhorns rattle off a
Tolerance is a difficult virtue to possess, as it is so easy to react to anything and everything. But sometimes, it is better to speak out and clear the air rather than let misconceptions linger. And that is precisely what i intend to do about this perception that Sumanth is very silent. Of course, I’m
If I wasn’t so lazy, my blog would have been overflowing with posts by now. Instead, all I have are remnants of sporadic bursts of literary frenzy. There have been so many occassions on which I would have been thinking of writing on a topic, only for that topic to come into the media limelight
How often has it occurred that you go to a store or supermarket looking for a certain brand of product but see every other brand but the one you want? I have experienced this enough number of times to warrant a suspicion that it is no coincidence (or another cruel derivative of Murphy’s Law), but
Where’s that brand? Read More »
The debate between me and a friend had reached a crescendo. Retorts flew so quickly off our tongues that it became difficult to hear each other. It was a fight to the finish to see who would blink first. Just as I was gaining the upper hand, my friend unleashed his secret weapon – although
The rapid growth of our cities has seen road density rise many fold, and has brought with it a lot of road rage as well. People are growing more irritable, and are easily prone to picking a fight on a whim. Everyone feels it is their sole right to reach their destination as fast as
The Man Behind the Wheel Read More »
Hopefully the title has grabbed your attention. Should you lose interest midway through, let me warn you upfront: You will be cursed with bad luck for 5 minutes if you do not finish reading this article. Sounds corny but familiar? This and several other recurring themes form the basis of the ubiquitous nuisance plaguing e-mail
The news that everyone had been waiting to hear – the marriage of my sister Sindhu (with Sachin) – was received with great happiness and joy by near and dear (and also relief for some who had grown increasingly exasperated that her marriage had not been fixed yet. The common refrain was that she was
An awaited wedding in the family Read More »