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Somehow writing in broad daylight, with the world around steeped in normalcy, seems like a daunting task. In the last few days, I - ..Was pa...

It finally so happened that I found myself in Goa. Ah, says the reader - this is a tale of debauchery. Well, not really. It was due to a con...

They met over Orkut Funny way to meet Carried on over facebook Got intimate over Tweet The first date was so-so He was nervous as hell She t...

So my week-days can undoubtedly be categorized into two parts - the days I go to office and the days I don't. And it's the days I do...

Silence - Has me in knots How can it be No agonizing question-marks? No below-the-surface prickin-frickin' needles? No existential WhoAm...

Met a man on a flight. Small flight, all of forty-five minutes and we managed to discuss the herculean work-pressures of aircraft-controller...

Cooking is a bit like art. First of all, you are creating something. And more importantly, no two people can end up making something that ta...

When I shake my head You give a toothy grin When I wag my finger You wiggle your pointy chin When I glare at you You turn around and shake y...

The vacation was brilliant. Just what the doc had ordered. Ten days and I must have spent around ten minutes thinking about work. To add to ...

He runs towards the train With all his might and steam As it starts pulling out slowly He jumps over junta sleeping Pushing ardent coolies ...

Rashmi got married. We went to the reception. A whole lot of us and it was great fun. I rediscovered the joys of hanging out with more than ...

Stoned and blurry-eyed He looked at the pulsating crowds Some were waving hands Screaming his name His guitar hung limp Oozing blood His hai...

So as I stand in these godowns, I sometimes have these little out-of-body experiences, wherein my spirit floats outside of my body, hovering...

As day moves into week, week into months, I realize that many many things are going unsaid. While a whole lot that has never been said befor...

The fool bumbles along Falling into ditches galore Dusts self off and sets out again Singing a happy tune Songs of friendship Love and great...

Read Smart Alec's blog today where she writes about it turning 50. This is my 100th post, in over three years. Not Sterling by any stand...

Some things in life are simple. The other day in Satana , which is a town somewhere near Dhulia - if you know where that is, I learnt that...

I like Carrie from Sex and the City . That is one honest character. In all her relationships, she has never shied away from asking question...

I don't know what it is with traveling and me. One of those infamous love-hate relationships. I have traveled more than most people I kn...

The sea was as calm as ever. More importantly, she was calm - it always had that effect on her. Such an endless expanse of blue-green, a lit...