Some time back I read about a glamorous wedding that took place in Goa, between a former Miss World and an Indian tennis star. One had just divorced his wife a few months back and the other had broken up with h
“When you come to New York dad,” my daughter had told me a few years ago, “We’ll drive down and see the Niagara Falls!”I remembered the Niagara Falls. For years before visiting it the first time, I ha
As I hear that Mallikarjun Kharge wants no debate with Shashi Tharoor, for the Congress president elections, I wonder how any candidate can be elected without hearing him speak?‘’Sir, why are you afraid of
The ninety two year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady after many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, smiled sweetly when told her room was ready. “I love it,” she stated with
Lying isn’t good for business, or whatever else you are doing? In this fast paced, successful world we need to tell people that good old honesty is still the best policy. That one can still be counted a succe
Maybe you don’t know, or just maybe you don’t want to read between the lines but before Putin went to war, he first saw to it that newspapers and magazines throughout the world showed him with his shirt off
As I see the multiple floor crossings by our politicians, I realise that these men and women have no ideology they believe in and it is only we voters who have been made fools by believing them when we cast our
When our maid goes on leave during Ganpati, she usually gets a replacement and it was during one of those times, I found myself sneezing away to glory. The culprit is generally house dust, and I wondered where
More than a year ago, it was sad seeing my huge German-Shepherd dog, whimpering in pain. His ear had got infected, so with cotton swabs, antiseptic cream and warm water in a plastic mug, I slowly and laboriousl
The five tyre manufacturers, one an American, an Englishman, a German, a Frenchman and a Japanese sat huddled together in a hotel in Mumbai looking quite lost and confused. “Friends,” said the American, “
“You are an ungrateful people!” I shout, as bruised, battered and beaten, a tired people stare back at me: “We can’t take being pushed, pulled and pummeled every moment of the day!” cry the people,
‘.. the new building….will cost Rs 970 crore. It would replace the existing colonial structure..’.. Times of IndiaMy friend, a building contractor, rushed to my home yelling, “I am going to be a rich ma
Somewhere in a Mumbai suburban housing colony, a stray cat which was being fed by an animal lover, was taken out of the society by a person who did not love animals and dumped at a market. The lady who fed the
Not just me, but most of the world is astonished as our elected representatives switch sides!Logically, how can they do this?They’ve been elected by voters voting for a particular party and its ideology, and
With so many advantages for those who claim reservations in our country, many forward class citizens are trying to certify themselves as backward and the day is coming when the whole nation may be known as a re
I notice that on certain mornings I get up worried, “Worried about what?” I ask myself and realize it is just a habit and most people get out of bed worried every morning!We are worried about ourselves, our
I watched the family as they stood near the roller coaster ride. Each one bore different look. The teenage son looked at the cars coasting around with glee; he was just waiting, I could make out for his share o
Robert ClementsSo then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth… New King James VersionHow easy to be lukewarm or mellow!We don’t want to hurt anyone’s feeling
There’s enough that’s been written about the car crash that took the life of billionaire Cyrus Mistry, and I’m not going to wade into those already muddied waters. However, something that struck me as I r
The road runs wide through the extended city of Greater Mumbai, till, just before it enters the same city, it narrows into a street, meanders and twists reluctantly past posh homes, leaning balconies, where liv