If you have been following my journey from the beginning, you will know that I took my wife Rekha to Velu Military Hotel in Nungambakkam on our first date. You should know that it was not the kind of place where a man in his sane mind would take a girl he was trying to … Read more
After I wrote about the four actresses who have influenced my life over the last fifty years, one of my Facebook friend and reader pointed out something I had not noticed. He said, “Rajan, without even knowing it, you were promoting national integration.” I said, “How?” He said, “Look at your crush list.” And that … Read more
There are many things that have influenced my life over the last fifty years. Four things stand out – my father’s Army discipline, my mother’s ability to run a tight ship, my wife’ ability to look at me once and make me realise I have already made a mistake, and four Tamil actresses. Yes, four … Read more
A few weeks back, I had written about how my father joined the Indian Army. For those who missed it, let me give you a quick recap. My father was born in 1947 in a small village in Tamil Nadu called Maangudi, which meant a dwelling place for deer. Back then it had around 15 … Read more
My mother-in-law and I having tea one cold winter morning in Gurgaon (2018).For many years, I thought a teetotaller was a person who was totally dependent on tea for going through the day. I don’t know why I thought this. Maybe because I thought the word was spelt ‘teatotaller.’ It made sense to me back … Read more
There are certain things men and women remember differently, and after being married for more than two decades, I can say this with the confidence of a man who has lost many arguments but gained a fair amount of knowledge along the way. Men remember cricket scores, engine displacement of luxury cars, the route to … Read more
There are certain moments in life that reveal who you really are. For instance, how you behave with people who have no power over you, how much you panic when your phone battery is at 30%, how you behave when someone says, ‘Let’s split the bill equally’ and of course how you order food in … Read more
There are certain things every parent believes about their children – that they need us, that they are innocent, and that they will miss us if we vanish for a few hours. No sir! That’s very far from the truth. When you are away, your kid is definitely NOT going to sit quietly, finish homework, … Read more