The Puppets and the Puppeteer..!

“Who told you to put all our savings into that bank?” shouts a distraught wife as she looks at her weeping husband, “It’s collapsed! It’s your fault! We are ruined!” In many homes, it’s either a husband or wife crying out about a bank collapse or very lately the collapse…

A New Olympic Event..!

Suddenly in Mumbai, the city where I live there’s digging, and digging and digging again, going on at a furious pace. There’s so much of digging that we have become one of the most polluted cities not just in India, but the world. It’s as if there’s a deadline for…

Afraid of My Lunchbox..!

The wife ran to my car as I started the engine this morning, “You forgot your lunchbox!” she cried. “No!” I said in terror, “I don’t want it!” “You don’t want lunch today? You know what the doctor said; skipping meals isn’t going to help you get any healthier!” “Yes,”…

A Clutter of Memories..!

“Your bedroom’s a mess!” “It’s not!” I tell my friends, “It’s a clutter of memories!” “A clutter of what?” they gasp, “Just look at that air cooler on which all your books are kept, why d’ you need it here when the room’s air conditioned?” “Ah!” I tell them, “that…