Drunk Girl..!

The doorbell rang, a watchman stood outside my door. It was two in the morning. “Drunk girl on the staircase sir!” he said. I called out to my daughter to come with me. We walked to the building near the gate. She was sprawled on the first floor landing, my…

What’s A Pavement Dad?

Don’t be surprised if the conversation below happens with you in it: “What’s a pavement Dad?” asked the little girl looking up from her homework. “My child,” said the father gently, “haven’t I always told you to refer to the dictionary, see how you found out the meaning of ‘ambidextrous’…

Mauled by A Mall..!

Malls! They’re at every corner, huge and looming, sneering at little shopkeepers in their little shops, laughing gaily at pavement vendors as they seductively fill themselves with millions, nay zillions of shoppers, who saunter from floor to floor, entering shop, leaving shop, burdened with brimming bundles, crammed cartons, big boxes….

A Meaningful Good Morning..!

A little boy and his grandfather walked down the road one morning. The boy felt his grandfather’s grip tighten and he wondered why. He watched another old man walking towards them. “Good morning!” said his grandfather. “Mornin,” said the other old man stiffly as he walked by. “You don’t like…