It is in the process of thinking up a suitably humorous ‘intro’ for this piece — the kind of opening words that you can remember and guffaw uncontrollably even while, say, having dinner with your boss, who, however, might misconstrue that to be a response to his unzipped fly and hence hold on to your promotion —— two things struck my mind:… Read more →
‘Allow only one dot ball per over’ New Delhi: Noblesse oblige, they say. Living up to this grand phrase that underscores the responsibility that comes with being a great, Ravindra Jadeja has shot off a powerful letter to the International Cricket Council (ICC) with valuable suggestions to revive the T-20 format, which of late has become utterly predictable with any… Read more →
I want to ask today’s youth a question: Do pimples still show up (on your face) precisely on the morning of the day that you have a date with your girlfriend/boyfriend? Because back in our times, acnes unfailingly sprouted in the most visible spot of our face, exactly on days that caused us the maximum embarrassment. In terms of being… Read more →
‘A magically powerful word that ends all discussions on the internet’ London/Chennai: In an unsurprising development, the publishers of the omnibus Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary (OALD) have included the word ThalaRockZzzz in their latest edition, describing it as ‘the most used, the most potent and the most evocative of terms used in discussions on the internet’. Giving the background of… Read more →
This week’s piece is about gold ornaments, albeit one that will not bring up even once the single biggest source of gold known to human history: Bappi Lahiri. In these days of fluctuating stock market situation and fragile banking sector, one of the questions that begs an answer is: which is the most reliable and remunerative investment option? I would… Read more →
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