The little child stood clinging on to the hand of his father as he tried to look through the crowd of people standing in the front of them. They were all listening to some person, whom he didnt know, standing on a makeshift stage, giving a speech about some other person, whom he also didnt…
The Matchbox
He stood in the middle of the small tribal settlement, a fire-torch in his hand and a matchbox in another. Fires raged all around him as he directed his men to set the little grass and wood houses alight. There were people running everywhere trying to save themselves, but his face was calm,…
“My Name Is Abdul”
He peered through the dim light, around his basement, at the four people hunched up on the floor below, as he sat on the single cot lined up by the wall. A middle aged man with a woman and two little girls. They were huddled in the corner, with the man putting his hands protectively…
Mandir Masjid and Justice
Let’s build a school there. Let’s have a hospital there. Let’s have a University there. HELL NO !!!! India was formed in 1947 when the Laws of India as a sovereign republic came into force. What has or has not happened 100s of years before that has no bearing on…
There Are No Shadows, Here…..
“Idiots”, he said, to no one in particular, as he swerved his car off the Mumbai By-pass road onto a smaller road. He had been driving since the past one and a half hour. He glanced at his watch. “Another half an hour at the most”, he muttered to himself. He loved long drives, but…
Padmavati Controversy: An Open Letter to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Deepika Padmavati Padukone and Ranveer Singh Khilji
An Open Letter to Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Deepika Padmavati Padukone and Ranveer Singh Khilji. Dear Mr. Bhansali, I am writing this as an open letter to you because, firstly, I do not have your postal address, and secondly, who doesnt like some Likes and Shares, while riding on the popularity of others, right? But more…
A Tryst With Demonetization
A Tryst With Demonetization —– on the eve of demonetization Mitrooonnnnnn One year ago we made a tryst with demonetization, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not at all in the full measure and not very substantially either. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the…
Behind Every Fortune…..
She sat in the chopper till its blades had come to a complete stop, unbuckling her seat belt only when she was convinced that she was back on land. It wasnt flying that she was afraid of, it was the height. An extreme fear of height, which she did try to overcome to the best…
A Love/Hate Story
He sat at the bus stand right outside the station, watching the people coming out of the large gate. In and out, not giving him a second glance, as he sat, adjusting his backpack on his shoulders every now and then. Just another face in the crowd. It had been almost a decade since he…
“If you let Narendra Modi fail now, no PM will dare to fight corruption for 100 years”—- Yeah Right …
“If you let Narendra Modi fail now, no PM will dare to fight corruption for 100 years” — says the latest BJP election campaign in Gujarat. Ye sunke mere to aankhon mein aansoo aa gaye…. I mean, seriously, for a brief moment, I had vivid images of Modi wearing a Saffron cape with…
India Ranks 100th in “Ease of Doing Business” …. Let the Chest Thumping Begin…
“Ease Of Doing Business” is a term which is being currently tomtomed all across the Media with our Finance Minister Arun Jaitley going ahead and taking a high profile press conference along with his Ministry team showing a Power Point Presentation. There has been a lot of cheering and chest thumping about how India…
Bholu Cooks Up a Patriotic Khichadi
Bholu had often talked about renovating his house, so when he invited for lunch to see his newly done house, I wasnt surprised one bit. The door was opened even before I rang the doorbell, which was actually a bell (Ghanta) and saw a grinning Bholu standing in the doorway. Bholu Bhakt: Come…
The Desi Cracked Pot 