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My favourite WhatsApp emojis and how we all use them
August 11, 2026
Every WhatsApp group has two kinds of people – those who type and those who live by the emojis. And please don’t underestimate WhatsApp emojis for they represent ‘full sentences’ typed by people who either love you, judge you, hate you, or simply don’t care about you. A few decades from now, anthropologists who study
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Keyboards – inside out
To err is human, but to really foul things up requires a computer. Farmers’ Almanac, 1978 Recently, an IT company conducted a survey to find out the reason behind thousands … Read more
Everybody’s Bin Looking!
I didn`t write this one too. Promise. Here is a bulletin circulated in our office yesterday. Dear associate, We recently received credible intelligence that there have been seven terrorists working … Read more
One month overdue!
I promise, I didn`t write this. Mr. Rajan comes home one night, and his wife throws her arms around his neck and says: “I have great news: I’m a month … Read more
The ‘rich’ experience
Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist. G. K. Chesterton (1874 – 1936) I don`t know if you earn enough to visit the high-brow … Read more
When it rains
Last night, it rained. This phenomenon doesn`t happen often in Chennai but when it does, it rains cats and dogs. In fact, today morning I spent half an hour removing … Read more
Did you Orkut today?
I wonder if everybody knows about Orkut. I am told that it is the brain child of Orkut Büyükkökten – a Google employee. Talking of Google…did you know that Amit … Read more
BlogCamp vs Marriage
Three months back I had decided to be in Madurai for a wedding on Sep 9 & 10. But on 6th I decided to drop the Madurai trip and attend … Read more
Sunil Gavaskar is at BlogCamp India
Sunil Gavaskar is here. I can see him in blood and flesh. Wow! To see the man who was just about my height and kicked the shit out of the … Read more
Blogcamp is on! – live update from the venue
I really mean it…the biggest open source conference – who said open source as a concept can only be used for software development? – rolled off to a Ferrari like … Read more
Alcohol has some stiff competition
I know a friend who is addicted to alcohol. He says he can`t live without it and I believe him. While I think he needs to join an Alcohol Anonymous … Read more
CBI arrests Joe King; detains him for questioning
According to the latest news bulletin on NDTV, Joe King has been arrested. NDTV`s Barkha Dutt said CBI had detained Joe King and will be questioning him the next three … Read more
What if we didn’t have ears?
In a series of “What If” articles, we had earlier discussed What if there were no women in the World and What if I were an egg…. In this article … Read more
How I averted a flood, an earthquake and a Hindu-Muslim riot
The moles I planted around the World have reported that the readers want something really serious. I wonder why. When I asked the mole on Cindy Crawford`s face, it said: … Read more
Get, Set, Go! Or should it be Get, Wet, Go!
Bed sheets have played an important role in my life. So much, if there were to be a flood in Chennai – and I am not saying this because there … Read more
Keeping a secret
Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. Benjamin Franklin (1706 – 1790) How right Benjamin Franklin was – and why not? After all, he was an … Read more
When I was a famous jockey
This is part of my series where I look at an image and come up with a story. Here are my two earlier, similar attempts – On why I hate … Read more
And then I made it to the papers
At the peak of the Blog Ban saga, I had a got a call from a pretty girl called Ranjitha Gunasekaran of Indian Express. I know she must be pretty … Read more
Back to Blogging
Now that the Ban on Blogs has Been solved, thanks to a communication from the Ministry of Communications & Information Technology (see it here), we all can get on with … Read more
Blog-bandh continued
When I think of the blog ban, I wonder if we are going back in history. Didn`t somebody who lived as early as the 17th century say: “I may disagree … Read more
Blog-bandh?
What is the issue all about? We expect our Government to do a lot of things – But not Ban Blogs. That too Because a Bunch of terrorists exchanged messages … Read more
If only we could hear the mind speak
Many movies have been directed and many stories written about what can happen if we hear people speak their mind. That is, if besides hearing what people say…we also hear … Read more