Category archives for: Current Affairs

Wilbur Sargunaraj, the Superstar from Madurai

Dance King, Performer, Drummer and Tamilian, Wilbur Sargunaraj is one of the most original musicians to grace the industry. His super hit song “Blog Song” is just one of the killer dance tunes that is having people across the globe begging for more music.

Surviving an economic crisis or depression

India has recorded a GDP Growth of 7.9 per cent – proof that we Indians have managed the economic crisis/recession a lot better than others. Meanwhile, Abu Dhabi has offered Dubai a bailout plan of 10 billion U.S. dollars…which means my Malayali wife’s relatives won’t be coming back from Dubai, jobless. In short, the biggest [...]

Dear foreigner, here is a guide to India

This blog post is inspired by another blog called “Our Delhi Struggle” (Click here to check it out), where Dave & Jenny chronicle their ‘struggles’ in Delhi. Guess what, Harper Collins has offered them a book deal (and when is my turn?). Their blog posts are keen insights into what people like you and me [...]

Nuclear bombs, Indian Ocean and secret agents…

MN Devarajan was a nice fellow. Just that he always managed to put me in trouble. Back then, my father had a Bajaj Chetak scooter…and Devarajan sowed the seeds of inferiority complex in me by saying that his father went to office in a helicopter. I continued to feel bad about this for a long [...]

Best cure for Swine Flu – Laughter

Swine Flu is like Susan Boyle. It hasn’t really done much, but anyone with an internet connection has heard of it. – Read somewhere on the internet [Not heard of Susan Boyle?] I know this article on Swine Flu is late. By the time you read this, it might not even be fashionable to speak [...]

An Ode to Michael Jackson alias Jacko Wacko

The climax of the ‘Thriller’ is out…Michael Jackson dies of a ‘Bad’ & ‘Dangerous’ heart attack and becomes ‘History.’ I loved the guy. He was my hero for almost seven years – from 1985 to 1992. Ikroop Singh, my fifth standard class mate in Kendriya Vidhyalaya, BallyGunge Military Camp, Calcutta in 1985 introduced me to [...]

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