Congratulations Madam President..!

“Congratulations ma’am!” “Thank you! Are you congratulating me for soon becoming the first tribal president?” “No ma’am!” “The second woman president?” “No ma’am!” “Then why are you congratulating me?” “For someone who can be remembered for ever in Indian history, at a time when children can’t recall who was president,…

Murder Most Foul..!

She stood, a small figure in front of the school notice board. With anxious eyes she searched for her number. It wasn’t there. The girls around her jostled and pushed. There were screams of delight and shrieks of ecstasy. She turned away from the sounds, tears streaming down her face….

Wrinkles on Your Face..!

“My God!” you whisper as you stare at the mirror. “What is it?” asks the wife, looking up in alarm, “You look pale, come we need to take you to the hospital, you’re getting paler. Doctor! Doctor, my husband is turning white. Yes, please send an ambulance, I think he’s…

Why Broaden Our Roads?

“He, he, he,” giggled the slim and slender road as she shifted from side to side, “somebody’s tickling me.” “They’re digging on either side of you,” I said, “they’re broadening you.” “Oh my, oh my is that what they’re doing,” cried the road in sudden despair, “why ever would anyone…

Our Guestrooms..!

“I hope I’m not going to put you and your family to any inconvenience,” I tell my friend as I enter his house. “No problems,” for any of us, “We have a guestroom waiting for you!” I shudder when I hear those words. I’ve never been particularly lucky with guestrooms,…

The Swimming Pool and Ache Din..!

The joyous shouts from the private swimming pool outside, the thought of a scrumptious breakfast soon, the sight of my two beloved daughters and their husbands, and hot coffee brought to my little cottage by my wife, all gladden my heart. Then I stare at the bathroom, with its beautiful…