Columns

Still Biting Eve’s Apple?
Many years ago, while travelling on a train to Pune, I started writing a play on Judas, and called it,
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July 3, 2021
Mr Nice Guy..!
New Zealand cemeteries are very different from the rest of the world. Elsewhere graves lie serene and somber, but in
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July 2, 2021
Take Responsibility, Says Court..!
‘Supreme Court: Kin of Covid victims entitled to compensation’ Indian Express “Why should we take responsibility for an act of
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July 1, 2021
When We Are Called to Part..!
Five friends! Two, I left at airport gate and watched as they walked to meet their plane, stopping once to
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June 30, 2021
WhatsApp Terrorism..!
They all schooled together, grew up as one, spun tops, flew kites, played marbles, and in the playgrounds of school,
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June 29, 2021
A Wave of Sorrow..!
It’s not a second or third wave of the virus, but a wave of sorrow that envelops us today! If
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June 28, 2021
Are You Tiptoeing Through Life?
Years ago in school, I was once one of the shyest boys around. Girls teased me no end, and other
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June 27, 2021
Argument on the Ventilator..!
She lay on the ventilator, as fervent prayers went up from hundreds, in plea chains and waves, outside same hospital,
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June 26, 2021
Only a Vada Sambar..!
“A servant who serves excellently from his whole heart with due courage and humility is never a servant, but a
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June 25, 2021
Sunny on the Other Side..!
“They’re frowning down below!” laughed the clouds as they stared back at the jovial sun, who was trying his best
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June 24, 2021
STOP Ordering Online..!
It wasn’t too many years ago, every time the word ‘computers’ was mentioned, government employees would go on strike. Millions
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June 23, 2021
Ban the Dosa..!
After my morning walk, I sit for an hour on my terrace garden, savoring my pot of delicious coffee. All
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June 22, 2021