As a teenager, I wrote a play about two young men in college. One arrived each day looking as if he had stepped straight out of a fashion catalogue, wearing stylish new clothes with all the pride of a peacock a
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When news spread that Asha Bhosle is no more, something very strange happened in our homes. Radios were switched on with unusual reverence, playlists were dusted off like old family albums, and suddenly people
You cant let your failures define you… you have to let your failures teach you, said Barack Obama.Now let us pause at that word define, because it is not an innocent word. It is a branding exercise. It is you
This mornings newspaper carried a rather interesting piece of news. A nurse in the UK had taken her colleague to court for calling her aunty and walked away not only with her dignity intact but also with a rath
There is a new phrase doing the rounds. No money in the kitty.Now that is a very strange sentence for a state like Maharashtra. It is a bit like hearing that a five-star hotel has run out of food, or that a swe
Last week a fighter jet crashes into enemy territory. Within hours, plans are drawn, satellites begin peeping like nosy neighbours, aircraft take off, commandos are briefed, and millions of dollars begin to flo
Let me take you to a boxing match! An actual fight. You will notice something strange. The boxer who is losing quite often does something that looks brave but is actually foolish. He swings wildly, goes all in
It is Good Friday, and once again my mind wanders to that hill outside Jerusalem where three crosses stood like a grim exhibition of human judgement. On the middle cross hung Jesus, declared innocent by the ver
As Good Friday approaches, theres one picture that quietly settles into the mind: Three crosses on a hill. One in the centre. Two on either side. And in the middle, a man who had done nothing wrong, placed betw
Disparity In Naga SocietyM Sashi JamirDimapur The title Naga Kapital intentionally evokes Karl Marxs Das Kapital (1867), a seminal critique of capitalism and its economic, social, and political consequence
Strange contradiction, right? How can you be both unprofessional and a professional? It sounds like saying you are a vegetarian who eats chicken on weekends.Yet, they come in all shapes, sizes and job descripti
I have discovered a new species of human being. The Forwarding Genius. He wakes up in the morning, brushes his teeth with one hand, and forwards messages with the other. By the time he has had his first cup of
Yesterday I attended a meeting in my society to discuss the feasibility report with a firm, which in Mumbai is not just a project, but an emotional rollercoaster with blueprints.There were long discussions, wit
The rarest words in the English language are not income tax refund or lets talk peace. They are three simple, honest, terrifying words, I messed up.Two days ago after that shocking collision at LaGuardia in New
Yesterday I went to a party where the organiser, a lady, introduced a game. If she said yes, the participants had to shake their heads in no. If she said no, they had to shake yes. Within minutes, people were n
I spent an astronomical sum two evenings ago to watch Wicked the Musical, at that grand Ambani theatre in Bandra, where even the chairs seem to have better posture than the audience. I walked in as a storytelle
There seems to be a sudden shortage of hobbies among the elderly gentlemen running the country. Having failed to handle inflation, infrastructure and international relations, they have now taken up a far more d
The Anti- Conversion Law has arrived in Maharashtra, and like all significant state and national developments, I felt it my duty as a responsible citizen to first implement it where I thought I had absolute con
Hello!The voice came from somewhere near the floor.Now at my age, hearing voices is not something one admits easily. If I told my family I had heard a voice from the ground they would immediately stop discussin
There seems to be a terrible misunderstanding about diplomacy. Many people believe diplomacy means compromise. They imagine two leaders entering a room with strong opinions and walking out with weaker ones, eac
