The regular reflex of a rational man on receiving
the news of a new born is to congratulate. But even before he is done with it, he
pops up the question which creates an identity crisis. Literally. "Whom
does the baby resemble?" To me, infancy is the closest that anything
can get to Communism. Like puppies and Iphones, I find all the babies
same. They may vary in size and shade, but they all look...
Monday, January 14, 2019
Friday, September 16, 2016
The Real Cattle Class
Cosmic Voices
Friday, September 16, 2016
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Just when I was beginning to feel
happy about the Air India turnaround, their guy at the check-in counter told me
something that totally pissed me off. “Sir, you need to pay extra for the front
row seats.” I wanted to ask him if I could pay him in kind. Like return the
complimentary sandwich which they give in flights of duration less than 90
minutes. But I was sure that it wouldn’t work. Even he...
Monday, May 02, 2016
Before Sunrise
Cosmic Voices
Monday, May 02, 2016
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The existence and location of
hell may vary according to one’s religious beliefs. But the closest secular and
acceptable definition of it could be our Greenfield airports which are usually
located in the neighbouring districts. There could be nothing crueler than
catching an early morning flight. It is worse if it is from Bengaluru where the
travel to the airport takes longer than the flight to...
Sunday, August 16, 2015
A Trip to Nowhere
Cosmic Voices
Sunday, August 16, 2015
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Sometimes, you go just to come
back. Absurdity of life cannot get more
explicit. One such meaningless journey was taken by me couple of months ago. I
was nominated for a training programme in Delhi and had to go in a day’s notice.
There was no seat on Air India’s flight to Delhi. An Air India flight got fully
booked when other private carriers on the same day had ample seats. I wondered
what...
Sunday, July 28, 2013
X Files
Cosmic Voices
Sunday, July 28, 2013
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Long years ago, when internet in India meant 56
kpbs dialup connection from BSNL with a screeching connecting tone, the most
frustrating part of surfing was the ubiquitous screen displaying HTTP 404 error
- File not found. As years went by, thanks to increased resilience and
redundancy in servers and, in recent times, mindless caching by Google, that message
has become a thing of past. It was after...
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Five Point Nothing
Cosmic Voices
Sunday, June 23, 2013
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It is wonderful to be back at the Academy. I have
had wonderful memories of this place and consider it to be the best among all
the other Academies. As I checked into the room of the guest house allotted to
me, the first thing that stuck me was the bedroom. Not that I have not seen
these rooms before, but every time I did, I was confounded with the same
thought – the shape of the room. The bedrooms...
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Cocktail - Foreign Made Indian Liquor
Cosmic Voices
Sunday, July 29, 2012
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Long before the days of Imraan
Hashmi and Mallika Sherawat, the only source of titillation for the urban
adolescent was the late night show on MTV called Grind. A bunch of scantily
clad crowd swayed to some music which, I am sure, no one has ever heard because
everyone watched it mute to avoid waking up their parents. But, as Paulo Coelho
proclaimed, the entire universe conspired and I finally...
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