This section will try to squeeze out some humour in and around my office. Please bear with me if you happen to be the subject of the cartoon. When the insult gets unbearable let me know, I will remove the caricature. Just that, I will post a comment that would be even more insulting. Nah…just … Read more
Potti, even before you start reading, remember that a tribute from me does not take you places. Atleast not yet. Firstly, sorry for pronouncing your name for the major part of our association as if it were `Potty.` Realised it myself, and corrected it…after debating for 3-4 months if at all I should correct it. … Read more
Sify had just then come up with Sify Blogs and in an attempt to populate the blogs, all editors were asked to start blogging. I started one on Indian Sports and another on Cricket. A few others weren’t as lucky – they had to blog on Nano Technology and Chip Making etc. No…I am just … Read more
Amazing book. Close to five hundred pages and just 100 Indian rupees (at the old bookstore). A proud me carried the book home, refusing the khaki cover the shopkeeper gave me to carry the book in. I was elated. I was about to read a guy, who could see future. I had been told he … Read more
Very special, double strong coffee …err…correspondent Jamshed V Rajan will be covering the Election beat. Irregularly of course. By Jamshed V Rajan Delhi: This scribe did not expect somebody of the stature of Mr Vajpayee to come out against Sonia Gandhi`s nationality. But on second thoughts one wonders…maybe…just maybe the present Indian Prime Minster could … Read more
Times (New Roman) are not too good. A Century (Gothic) back cricket was played in the spirit of the game. The way they play it today is Comic (Sans).Gone is the rule Book(man old style). Enter emotional Impact. The Microsoft (Sans Serif) appeals have given way to persuasion of the umpires; at times threats. Though … Read more
Do onto others what you do not want them to do and then run. – Jamshed V Rajan
Somebody once said, “It’s a good idea to keep on good terms with everybody, especially with your wife, your banker, your stomach, and your conscience.” If that somebody had worked in a corporate, he would have added ‘colleagues’ to that long list. Yesterday when my boss was chiding me for not being creative at work, … Read more