Am I a stationery junkie? I am not sure if I am a full blown addict yet, but I have over the last two years been collecting different kinds of notebooks – the ones with embossed covers, the ones with fabric covers, the ones with paintings and arty photographs on some pages, and most… Continue reading

Ever wondered why the British finally left India without another war? No not just cause they had the whole let’s divide the country thing down pat. Oh no no… they had something viler up their sleeves – the red tape. Don’t believe me. Head over to the nearest Indian Passport Office in whichever part of… Continue reading

This comes real easy to me –  avoiding the moment when I have to stop thinking about writing and actually writing it. Almost as easily as those vague, ephemeral ideas that would turn into blockbuster hits… if only I could get around to putting pen to paper. I just realised that I may have, unwittingly, come… Continue reading

Why do couples fight? In our case, and we have been married for nearly nine years, it is over stuff like not turning off the lights while warning everyone else about the high electricity bills (him), being lazy and not wanting to go out anywhere (me). But the main things we fight about other than… Continue reading

Farooq Abdullah is worried about many things. But the issue that got his goat recently is not the situation in Kashmir or the graft issue, but the uneven sex ratio in India. The recent survey results have got the elderly statesman worried about how this is going to impact the sexual life and preferences of… Continue reading

Sometimes no matter how good your (read mine) intentions are, life takes over. I had sworn to myself that I would put up at least one post per week. Do your math and you will realise that that is one more resolution down the drain. I have made a few other resolutions – but I… Continue reading