I once wanted to become a suicide bomber. It was 1990 A.D. and I was in class eight….I think Ms Geeta Kumari was my class teacher. Suicide bombing hadn`t yet become a career option – the middle classes still wanted their children to become an Engineer, a Doctor or a Collector. I decided to become … Read more
It is always difficult to convey in 400 words what one has learnt in 15 years of drinking, but I am still going to try. This blog post is about how alcohol users can avoid hangovers or if they already own a hangover, how to get rid of it. Please don`t laugh or make fun … Read more
Comedy is one job, which if you do badly…nobody will laugh at you. – Some comedian for sure As I had mentioned in my post two days back, I have been suffering from Writer`s Block. So much so, I sent my boss in office this mail. Dear Sir, As I am suffering from Writer`s Block, … Read more
June 30 saw Delhi`s first Gay Parade. Some 100 policemen and 500 gay activists congregated at one place (and yes the Delhi policemen were there only for protection) to churn the system. This blog post is a tribute to the gay guts. I also wanted to be there…but couldn`t find my mask. When I decided … Read more
ibibo`s top management (which surprisingly also includes me) was in Leh, Ladakh for five days recently. Half of the time was spent closeted inside a conference room defining future strategies and the rest was spent in the wilderness. On our third day, we went for picnic…outdoors food, a walk down the river bed (I forget … Read more
In 1985 my father was posted in Akhnoor, Jammu (a border area) and thus couldn`t take his family along. Back then, I was 10 years old and was studying in the fifth standard. Every month, my father would send Rs 1500 to my mother, who would then manage the four-member family (me, my two sisters … Read more
In the last 14 months, my baby daughter has taught me many lessons and I have tried to capture them in this blog post. If you have a baby of your own and think I have missed out a good lesson, please let us all know. Chances are I slept through some of the classes. … Read more
I have been thinking of buying a Flip Mino (Know more about Flip Mino here), but nobody ships them to India – including the manufacturer Pure Digital Technologies. I am on the look out for somebody in the US of A, who trusts me and thus is willing to help me lay my hands on … Read more