Marriage & Rekha
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Men who can talk and move their ‘life goals’ make the best husbands
August 11, 2026
If you have read me enough, you will know that before meeting me, Rekha’s dream was to marry a tall Malayali man with a thick moustache and a Royal Enfield. Basically, she wanted a man who could ride through the Western Ghats, stop near a tea shop in Wayanad, remove his helmet in slow motion,
Read the storyThe art of making good tea
Tea is perhaps the easiest thing to make. Easier still, if you are as talented as I am. I embarked on this adventure after reading this article on how to … Read more
The bedtime story
I am not the selfish type, but there are some things that a man cannot compromise with. His bed, for example. I have been sleeping in my bed alone for … Read more
Don’t watch Lion King if you are married
I did and I am repenting. I watched the movie a few days back and thought the concept of Hakuna Matata was cool and worth implementing. But it was not … Read more
The lesson I learnt yesterday
Sometimes life can be really cruel to you. It hurts more when you have been trying to be nice. Yesterday, it was raining when I left home to reach office … Read more
I am back in Chennai.
From Madurai to Kannur to Kumarakom and back…Such a Long Journey (now thats a Rohinton Mistry novel…good one…but shows India in bad light). Rekha has started cooking. And I have … Read more
A new job?
My twenty-four day leave is coming to an end. What a pity. Now I feel like getting into a profession where one just roams around and gets paid. Planning to … Read more
One of those rare moments…
It was one of those moments that can not be captured with a still camera. Or for that matter with a motion camera. Afterall, every moment has its share of … Read more
It is over 😉
Rekha and I are married. At 11.45 a.m. on the 8th of Sept 2004 we were pronounced husband and wife. Thirty two awe-struck friends and relatives from Tamil Nadu looked … Read more
A conversation every man (and woman) should read…
Nameet and I were in Canada together. We have been through the grind together and understand each other fully. We have shared each other`s sorrows…though he tends to have more … Read more
I am changing but am coping
The way I react to people, the way I respond to stimuli…so much so, even the way I speak on the phone has been changing. There was a time when … Read more
I am going to be stripped!
Rekha`s family has decided to strip me on the day of the marriage. Looks like the marriage will be sanctified in a temple. But this is only the good part. … Read more
I am getting married…
It is official. Rekha and I are getting married this Sept. For those of you who have had the misfortune of knowing Rekha, well, bad luck. And for those of … Read more
St. Valentine, I am looking for ya!
Hailing from a not-so-metropolitan city called Madurai, I had never heard of Valentines Day. Now that I have spent four years in Chennai…I know what it takes to go thro` … Read more
How I want my wife to be……
I want the girl I am going to marry to be pretty beautiful. Actually…… just beautiful enough to fall for me. Afterall, there is this balance in life where Aishwaryas … Read more