Tony Askew, my super boss at BetzDearborn had an acerbic wit. Although he was British, he lived most of his life in America, and I guess, this was the reason, his humour was not the understated kind one normally sees with British people. He spent few years in India and we were fortunate to learn... Continue Reading →
First, let me start with a confession. I was under the impression that all wars started or entered by USA was during Republican rules. Wars, at least, that happened near our shores in the last three decades were started either when Mr. Bush Senior or Mr. Bush Junior were the presidents. The first Iraq war... Continue Reading →
One of favourite my jokes, on Pythagoras Theorem, goes like this. A young man wants to become a mathematician and works hard at it. But he is not able to comprehend Pythagoras Theorem and fails his exams repeatedly. Shamed and frustrated, he decides to take his life. He takes a boat and in the mid... Continue Reading →
Readers will be surprised to see homage to an African leader and an Indian athlete in one blog. Mr. Kaunda died on 17th June and Milkha Singh 'The Flying Sikh' on 18th June. The died in the same week or both were well into their nineties when they died are not the reasons to put... Continue Reading →
A five set grand slam final is the most thrilling spectacle in Tennis. And we have seen a few, right from the greatest Wimbledon final - Borg Vs McEnroe 1980 Wimbledon finals, the 1990 Becker Vs Edberg clash, the 1992 Agassi Vs Ivanisevic, Federer Vs Andy Roddick and Federer Vs Nadal (Wimbledon) and Federer Vs... Continue Reading →
The eternal beauty of watching sports is, it throws a surprise at you, when you least expect it. Just like when India beat the West Indies in world cup final after being bundled out for 183 runs or when one man army the likes of a Richards or Kapil or a Ben Stokes decide to... Continue Reading →
On July 30, last year, I wrote a blog to celebrate the eightieth birthday of my uncle (Mani Chittappa) for us. Little did I realize that I would bid adieu to him in less than a year. He passed away few hours back. Here is the link to blog. Chittappa, My Hero, Is Turning Eighty.... Continue Reading →
Kathalikka Neramillai (1964) Tamil, and Chasme Buddoor (1981) Hindi, are two of the best comedy movies made in hundred odd years of movie making in India. Period. These movies are not just contemporary. After 4 decades for CB and 57 years of KN they would still make you laugh as much as you laughed when... Continue Reading →
JK has forwarded a WhatsApp comment which conveyed the essence of what's happening in India today. A doctor writes a prescription to a patients and as hands it over, he says, I have written a medicine for you. But double check with a court. Indian Courts have long helped yours truly to convince people who... Continue Reading →
An ancient door. A bunch of kids who swing on it playing 'train journeys.' The door is taken away by a debt collector. The girl whose family lost the door sees it in the scrapyard and hugs it. Ki Rajanarayanan popularly knows as Ki Ra wrote one of the best short stories in Tamil based... Continue Reading →
It was Gavaskar De real Master Just like a wall We couldn't out Gavaskar at all, not at all. You know the West Indies couldn't out Gavaskar at all. I was in high school when I read 'Sunny Days' an autobiography of Sunil Gavaskar. A friend of mine got hold of a copy which was... Continue Reading →
Biking. Adventure. Nostalgia. 