Daughters..!
And as I opened the papers today, I was startled to see a former Madhya Pradesh minister and Congress leader Jitu Patwari tweeting that the ruling party had given birth to five “daughters”- noteban, GST, inflation, unemployment and recession- in its bid to beget a “son” called development. In other…
Is it ‘Cheers’ Everyday?
“Cheers!” you say, and since you are alone, “Cheers!” you reply and down your drink! Something that is increasing during this lockdown, is social drinking! The one who used to drink once a week, is now enjoying his daily tipple, and what’s more dangerous is that since he can’t drink…
Sir, Did You?
The cars were honking on the road one morning as I made my way to the park, drivers in trucks had their heads out yelling, and motorcyclists worried expressions behind their visors as they looked ahead to see a jam. I walked on ahead and soon found the culprit; a…
How Strong Is Your Table?
Page after page of all the newspapers are filled with deaths and other grim situations of the pandemic, so much so that smiles, grins and laughter seem to have disappeared and yes, the masks haven’t helped! A professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in…
My Nose, Her Cheeks, His Heart..!
There’s two little fellows, twins, who came into my life just over two years ago, and now as they and their mother, my daughter, are stuck with me because of the lockdown, and can’t return to their home in New York, I hear neighbour voices, “He’s got your nose Bob!”…