Jamshed V Rajan

I was missing Holi. Life in Northern India during Holi means a totally different thing. Here in Tamil Nadu we are a little conservative…and Holi is well…just spraying ink behind the back of people wearing white shirts!

The Prefix Narco means: Numbness; stupor; lethargy. Examples – Narcolepsy & Narcotic drugs They say criminals have a mind of their own. Not anymore. At least, not when subjected to Narcoanalysis. According to experts, Narcoanalysis can ambush the best of criminal minds and get the unsuspecting mind to accept to the crimes they have committed. … Read more

News bulletins and pimples have one thing in common. We all try to avoid them! The other day, I just happened to ask one of my friend what his father did for a living. “You would not believe it, but when my father starts speaking, everyone sits up and pays attention,” he said. “Is he … Read more

According to reports Osama Bin Laden is in US custody. I would not believe that. Why would the US President capture Osama – his sworn enemy – and not announce his triumph to the World? After all, Bush is leader of the free World and has the good of mankind at the back of his … Read more

Dear Comp, You are somebody I have always wanted to own. From the day I saw you huddled up in the corner of an air-conditioned room, into which 30 of us – class nine students – were herded after being forced to remove our footwear. The day my magnanimous teachers gave me three seconds to … Read more

As if forced habit – courtesy a military captain for a father – I had got up early every day. The verbal duels at the park reserved for exercising, where an army of housewives and children would gather as early as 4 in the morning, was always welcome. It helped me vile away time while … Read more

When I say I sit in my cubicle all day long, I am lying. For there are other things that I do while I am at office – for 12 hours a day, six days a week. So much so I even see the sun light. I guess, I cannot complain that my employers are … Read more