Category Archives: HUMOUR

If I am alive today—and I say this with all due reverence—it is thanks to two extraordinary men. Not my parents, not my doctor, not the scientists, not the gods, but two towering figures of the 21st century: Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr. Donald J. Trump. Let’s start with Mr. Modi. During the great COVID-19 apocalypse, when theContinue reading “Modi, Trump, and Me: A Survivor’s Tale”

I sometimes call my wife Kungfu Panda—not because she’s a martial artist or cuddly, but because of her undying love for chicken momos (also known as chicken dumplings in some parts of the world). We’ve tried making them at home, guided by YouTube chefs with suspicious confidence. The results? Disasters best left to the imagination. WheneverContinue reading “Momos, Kungfu Panda, and the Great Indian Defeat”

Under the scorching sun, my wife, our six-year-old son, and I set out on an Eid mission—to find a good mutton biryani. But luck wasn’t on our side. One by one, five of our usual spots had already been sold out, their shutters down by noon. Yet, we didn’t give up. We kept driving, searchingContinue reading “The hunt for Mutton Biryani & the lesson learnt”

Long, long ago, in the celestial realms of Swargalok, the gods convened in an emergency meeting. The agenda? India’s political future. The Problem Statement Lord Brahma, the creator, stroked his long white beard and sighed. “The Congress has ruled India for decades. Their reign is never-ending.”  Lord Vishnu, the preserver, nodded. “They have become complacent.Continue reading “History of India: How the Hindu Gods Created the BJP “

Someone– Sanatana Dharma is the oldest religion.  Me – Ok.  Someone – Sanatana Dharma is the best religion.  Me – Ok.  Someone – Sanatana Dharma is not a religion but a way of life.  Me – Ok.  Someone – Sanskrit is the oldest language.  Me– Ok.  Someone – Ramayan and Mahabharat are not mythological storiesContinue reading “Ok”

Recently a post of our great Amitabh Bacchan went viral about how a British tried to put him down by poking at his unaffordability to buy a 120 pound tie, and how Big B put him in place by asking him to pack 10 of them. Well, on Threads I put my comment and itContinue reading “An important lesson I learnt when I was 17 “

I’ve visited Hong Kong three times—once in 2011, again in 2016, and most recently in 2024. I love the country, except for a couple of areas with a significant Indian population, which are marred by pan and gutkha spit stains everywhere. It makes you feel at home for all the wrong reasons. In 2011 andContinue reading “Finding meaning in meaninglessness”

This particular blog is in the wake of a 17-year-old drunk kid killing 2 people while driving his Porsche in India.  RTO (Regional Transport Office or Road Transport Office) is one of the most corrupt systems in India, and there always has been a great competition to get government jobs in this particular sector forContinue reading “Why India is a dangerous country for the motorists “

A restaurateur of a joint, where I dine regularly for its clean and economically priced menu, kept staring at me every time I visit. I am used to stares, mostly by men, because women usually don’t prefer to look at men who have long grey beards; they don’t consider that as an attribute of aContinue reading “When men start to stare at you!”

My default setting with any contests and competitions in my entire lifetime has been ill luck.The concept of winning ‘by chance’ has had an aversion to me right from the days I remember myself. It’s not many times that I have bought lottery tickets but then whenever I got them the numbers were aligned inContinue reading “My luck with contests & competitions”