It’s funny how, usually, what follows the phrase ‘it’s funny’ turns out to be a damp squib or, to quote a local reference, a tiny rat that makes itself evident only after one is laboriously done digging a mountain, expecting a treasure chest or two. If not a treasure chest (or two), then at least … Continue reading It’s funny…
Death of a celebrity…
...is the elephant in the room everyone is not just addressing but singing morya morya to. There is an intriguing similarity between the way Gods and deaths (of celebs) attract attention. There is only one litmus test - news channels. The frequency at which the news channels run stories related to these in itself asserts … Continue reading Death of a celebrity…
Statue-fication
Personification is the easiest figure of speech to use. Humans offer such a wide range of attributes that to call a thing/inanimate object/abstract concept human can never go out of proportion. From the inconsequential benevolence of a commode (he takes all the shit man!) to the reinforcing hostility of trees (he’s all over the place … Continue reading Statue-fication
Master-stroke!
Every incident that involves more than five people in this country adds an extra layer of skin to the body of pachyderms roaming around pretending to be humans - us, we, hum! This should not be misconstrued as a vile statement against fellow countrymen. It should be taken as a compliment. A compliment no less … Continue reading Master-stroke!
देशप्रेम का कीड़ा
लोकतंत्र में हर बीस-एक साल में ऐसा होता है जब जनता में देशप्रेम की चेतना जाग उठती है। मैं उस चेतना की बात नहीं कर रहा हूँ जो हर नए साल में new year resolution के रूप में जागती है और न जाने कितने झूठे वादे करवाती है। अगर उन झूठे वादों पे सरकार वादा-तोड़ … Continue reading देशप्रेम का कीड़ा
Mission 2020?
If there is one thing that could truly be said about all of us, it is this - we are true admirers of craftsmanship. We like little tricks to be played upon us for the sake of entertainment - a magic trick here, a wordplay there. It is all that matters. So much so, that … Continue reading Mission 2020?
Dearth of Dearth of Beliefs
What could be said about anything, can be said about belief. It might seem like a generic statement at the outset but it carries in itself the intensity and awe-inspiring aura of a 56-inch chest. Why? Because I believe so. This is what belief does. It gives you an explanation for anything you say, anything … Continue reading Dearth of Dearth of Beliefs
CM-lessness
Mornings are tricky affairs. Every emotion between the imaginary-as-freedom enjoyment of weekend to the real-as-threat-to-democracy dread of weekdays goes to sleep early every morning. At the risk of vexing self-righteous protectors of definitions, I would like to believe and also state it while I can, that ambition is nothing but an emotion and hence that … Continue reading CM-lessness
Chunaav hai kya?
Such a stupid question, isn't it? Of course it's election time. Or, as the ever-optimistic opinion-wielding average Indian would call it - the biggest democratic exercise on earth. Grandiosity! That's what we like, don't we? The caricatured old lady with her back bent and mind numb comes out of her jhopdi(hut) to get 'inked' and … Continue reading Chunaav hai kya?
Release…
Once you have committed yourself to something, lazing around becomes as tedious a task as working out at a gym. It’s not that I’ve ever been to any of them – gold, silver whatever. Since people need motivation for it, I am assuming working out must be difficult. But people do commit to it and … Continue reading Release…
Singhism! 
