Everything Else – Page 2

Color clashes in school – dress rehearsal for communal clashes later

July 19, 2026February 25, 2017 by Jamshed V Rajan

[mnky_ads id=”5202″] Warning: This is not a funny article. It is more of the thinking types. A few hours back, I received a call from a relative of mine, whose son studies in a top-school, here in Chennai. She said, her son had got injured in what she described as ‘color clashes`. She didn`t have … Read more

Open Letter to Modi Ji, from a short man

July 19, 2026January 29, 2017 by Jamshed V Rajan

Dear Modi ji, It all started with a smile. The smile of a woman. A pretty woman. Fair to say, it started dangerously. After all, the only thing more dangerous than a smiling woman is another smiling woman. It was a ‘red eye’ flight to Madurai. We were leaving Delhi’s polluted air behind and going … Read more

Funny answers to question “What do you bring to the table?”

July 19, 2026August 2, 2016 by Jamshed V Rajan

If you have ever been interviewed, you will know the dreaded question asked by the representative of the Human resources department: “What do you bring to the table?” This is a tough question to answer. Especially if it is asked between “Tell me about yourself” and “Why should we hire you?.” I have been guilty … Read more

Jammy appears on NDTV 24×7, woos the World

July 19, 2026May 9, 2009 by Jamshed V Rajan

You all know that there was a time in my life when Television was my friend, philosopher & guide.

You perhaps also know that Rekha and I once used to fight for the Television remote and now fight over different issues.

You have also read how my life has been influenced by television. If no…you should read my life`s Maggi story.

Television being such an important part of my life (not as important as it used to be when I was 15…but important, alright)…it was a milestone achieved when I appeared on NDTV 24×7 last week.

Tackling the writer’s block, and almost winning

November 22, 2014July 22, 2008 by Jamshed V Rajan

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

Now I have a “Study” of my own

November 22, 2014October 21, 2007 by Jamshed V Rajan

In fiction books read as a kid everybody had a ‘study` – a room full of books and a single rocking chair. From PG Wodehouse`s Bertie Wooster to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s Sherlock Holmes…they all had studies of their own.

That`s why when Rekha announced that we had a spare room in our 3-bedroom house …I jumped up and said, “I want that converted into a study.”

In the next 10 minutes, we made a list of thing the spare room should have to qualify as a study:

Desktop

Printer & Scanner

Rocking Chair

Beanbag

Books

More Books

After five hours of planning and discussing…we took the strategic decision of moving a bean bag inside the spare room and converting it into a study. If you are looking to have a study of your own, be prepared for an unnerving experience.

Being a celebrity is difficult

November 22, 2014October 17, 2007 by Jamshed V Rajan

Becoming one is impossible. Well, at least that`s what I thought till I came to know that a post titled How to: Behave like a Celebrity Blogger (dated 07, August 2007 and written by Adi Crazy) was inspired by me.

Apparently, Adi Crazy had been leaving comments on Ouchmytoe.com but wasn`t getting responses… because I was being kept busy at ibibo.com by my boss (My boss Arunava Sinha has translated Chowringhee by Sankar into English – can I call him a celebrity?).

Elders weren`t wrong when they said “Hell has no wrath like a woman scorned” for soon enough Adi Crazy wrote a scathing article on how certain bloggers (read Jammy) behave like celebrities but are worth nothing.

Stop Learning English! It is going to change

November 22, 2014October 6, 2007 by Jamshed V Rajan

Pranay Srinivasan (an old friend of mine – not old in terms years!) sent this forward. Since it made interesting reading, thought I should share it with the other Ouchmytoe readers. Believe me…I didn`t make this one up. The Mail Forward as Received The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be … Read more