How to deal with online trollers & abusers

Grade 1 abuses ‘Motherfucker, sisterfucker, fucker, dick, dickhead, cunt, bastard, son of a bitch, son of a whore, asshole’ Grade 2 abuses ‘Loser, mentally ill, retard, idiot, stupid’ Grade 3 abuses ‘Dog, pig, donkey’ Grade 4 abuses – the ones I don’t consider as abuses at all ‘Uncle, old man, black scum, sambar, rice bagContinue reading “How to deal with online trollers & abusers”

Who is religious or a real devotee?

Scene 1 Couple of days back, I rammed into a car from behind. Nothing serious, but my Toyota logo fell off. For two days, I drove around without the logo. Then I went to the showroom. They said Rs. 750 for the logo, with GST and labour it’ll be Rs. 1000. I checked on Amazon,Continue reading “Who is religious or a real devotee?”

A short story dedicated to dog lovers

An elderly man and his old dog were spotted struggling in a creek by a neighbor who was busy trimming his lawn. With no one else in sight to help, the neighbor quickly assessed the situation. Knowing he had only enough time to save one, he rushed to the water and dove in, fully awareContinue reading “A short story dedicated to dog lovers”

Political conversion Vs Religious conversion 

A new political leader comes in. He’s charismatic, speaks a new language of hope, tells the people that the earlier leaders looted them, manipulated them, and kept them backward. The people nod. They believe him. They rally behind him. They vote for him. They put his photo in their homes, share his memes, wear hisContinue reading “Political conversion Vs Religious conversion “

An important lesson I learnt when I was 17 

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 “

My Death Wish

No matter how much I live in denial, no matter how hard I try to dodge the thought, or mask the inevitable with false optimism, I cannot escape the truth: the day will come when I will have no choice but to confront the one certainty—death. As a Vedic Astrologer, deeply proud of the giftContinue reading “My Death Wish”

Finding meaning in meaninglessness

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”

“I don’t mind sleeping with Steven Spielberg”

The year was 1996, and I had a small stint at Zee TV, Mumbai as an assistant for a film related TV program. I was 21 then, and those days we were trained into believing that women who wore decent clothes and who spoke decent language were good girls – ready to be persuaded forContinue reading ““I don’t mind sleeping with Steven Spielberg””

A casteist India expects a non-racial world!

A couple of days back I had posted this image on the social media and asked my readers and followers to let me know what it actually denoted. I have close to 10,000 people checking out my posts across my social media accounts –  Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/askenniTwitter – https://twitter.com/askenniInstagram – https://www.instagram.com/kennedigopalan/Linkedin – https://www.linkedin.com/company/askenniThreads @ https://www.threads.net/@kennedigopalanContinue reading “A casteist India expects a non-racial world!”