Men & Women

There are certain moments in a man’s life that change him forever. The first time he gets his salary, the first time he buys a saree for his mother, his first bike, the first time a girl smiles at him, the first time a girl slaps him, and first time his wife says, “You were … Read more

There are certain jobs a married man should never be given. For example, buying a blouse for his wife, selecting curtains for the living room, and buying vegetables for the house. If you are unmarried, you may think buying vegetables is easy. But a married man knows that buying vegetables is not shopping. It is … Read more

I have been getting a lot of messages from doctor readers. They say I write well. To all of them my reply has been, “I wish you could write well too.” Don’t get me wrong…but have you ever tried to read a doctor’s handwriting? —-X—-X—- There are two kinds of doctor visits in a married … Read more

When I first got my hands on a credit card in 2000, after moving from Madurai to Chennai, I didn’t fully understand how credit cards worked. So I behaved like a man who had accidentally discovered oil in his backyard. I bought ColorPlus shirts and trousers as if there was no tomorrow. One shirt and … Read more

Sometime back I had written an article titled ‘How to manipulate a man`. That was darn easy – just give him sex, I had advised. But today when I sit down to write on how to manipulate a woman, I know it will be difficult task. I might fail to deliver (expected, isn`t it? On … Read more

My father often told me: “The son never sits in the British Empire.” As a result, I forced myself to work hard – getting up at 5 am and going to bed at 10 pm – and achieving a lot of things as I grew into a full-blown-up man. My father is no more, but … Read more

Back in the cave man days, finding a spouse was easy. One only had to go hunting and come back with a huge, dead deer on one’s back and place it in the corner of the cave. The woman, who obviously couldn’t go hunting and thus was dependent on a man for food, would come … Read more

The more I think about it the more I agree with myself – men need more rights. Funny, because not so long ago women needed more rights –from the right to vote to the right to wear clothes that showed cleavage. I think now the Global body, International Women’s Commission and the local organization called … Read more