One of the most difficult words to say is the word ‘No’. Coming from a country whose culture is extremely modest and cradled in the lap of politeness, it becomes a convenient barricade to say ‘No’ when certain situations demand it. As kids we were taught to be at our humblest best with polite mannerisms [...]
One of the two fundamental particles in the Universe is called a Quark, the basic building blocks for the universe and one of the smallest known units of matter. It is so described that a certain number of quarks combined with an equal number of the other particle (Leptons) starts up everything in our readily [...]
If someone asks me how I got about to cook, it was purely for the love of entertaining. I look forward to good company and it’s a delight to be able to counter it with some good food. Yes, good food, sometimes, is just a call away to neighborhood food establishment or a caterer, but [...]
She sat there all alone twirling the apple martini with her long nailed finger, a flash of red in a pool of green; it highlighted the sparkle in her limpid eyes. Her aura was hard to overlook as it permeated ubiquitously in the heavily crowded space of the bar. Tall, dusky and with an air [...]
Drunk stories are always fun to remember, that’s if you can remember or choose to remember because they always end in embarrassment and blearily comes into focus when you wake up. There is always a first time for everything. First times require gumption, dedication and the will to have a go at it, whatever may [...]
Since time immemorial man has brandished weapons of choice to attack, conquer, malign and carry out other unmentionables. It is all in the name of power; weapons were and are man’s greatest allies in the games of war and control. By nature I am a very calm and relatively collected person. For me altercations [...]
Opposites attract? Quite the contrary, they don’t attract but they definitely co-exist on interdependency. A dependency if set in motion will make the two aspects in question gain momentum and surpass every natural force or hindrance. A statement I just made which describes the ancient Asian philosophy of Yin Yang. A philosophy, which could [...]
Last week, all hell broke loose. It all started with two of the house help taking off on a romantic vacation to their village (they are a couple, not that my home is a love nest or a single’s joint even though it may be referring to any strata of society), the onus of the [...]
I was privy to a conversation between a dominating diva and her audience of like minded ladies at a recent festive social do. It was quite endearing to note that no matter how hard a person tried, especially when he/she is at the pinnacle of fakeness, there will be a slip or change in situation [...]
I have recently been observing certain traits of people from a relationship point of view. Parents to children, husbands to wives, siblings to siblings, friends to friends, so on and so forth. This little research was undertaken after someone asked me a simple question – Are you a type of person who likes to be [...]
I have noticed this again and again and in retrospect realized that at one point I have gone through this phase too. On closer observation I have noticed that a certain trait is constant in many individuals whether in the service sector or in the business sector. This particular trait could be classified as irritability [...]
One of the most difficult words to say is the word ‘No’. Coming from a country whose culture is extremely modest and cradled in the lap of politeness, it becomes a convenient barricade to say ‘No’ when certain situations demand it. As kids we were taught to be at our humblest best with polite mannerisms [...]
No two people are alike, or atleast, not in the generic term. I am left flabbergasted when people, strangers, associates, colleagues, friends, extended family etc. compare my brother and me when we are together and fawn over how different we are. Infact, at the gym, in a restaurant, at business meetings, while traveling, at family [...]
One of the two fundamental particles in the Universe is called a Quark, the basic building blocks for the universe and one of the smallest known units of matter. It is so described that a certain number of quarks combined with an equal number of the other particle (Leptons) starts up everything in our readily [...]
The compost strewn path is flooded with the luminescent green radiance of harsh sunlight which gets filtered through towering trees. The only sound is the magnified rustling of a thousand varieties of leaves against each other in the omnipresent warm afternoon breeze. With every change in step the surroundings emanate a sweet fragrance reminiscent of [...]
The Baker and our daily bread
I am gazing out into the azure sky, perched on the ledge...
All Bottled Up
I have noticed this again and again and in retrospect realized that...
Dum Pukht, ITC Maratha (Mumbai)
Royalty – a word synonymous withIndia. We have grown up reading rich...
