Bounty & Bane

The rain fell in torrents And the maiden seemed tired. The lazy evening wore a saggy Feel and a drowsy attire. The rain fell in buckets And the girls fell in delight. The sinewy arms they loved But chose to faint with mock fright. The rain fell just right And the girls shrieked loud. The …

A very sensitive Barber ?!

The following conversation (for most part silent) really did take place. Not with me given, but then the power of the pen means you can slander without getting caught! Without giving you the names, addresses, blood group type or (brace yourselves) the presence, or absence, of VD inflicted main characters I will try and make …

Fear\ Khauff\ Bhay

Fear. The one emotion which is betrayed every time it makes itself apparent to its host. The one emotion which has been at the receiving end of every warrior’s bleeding sword; of every writer’s lethal pen; of every padre’s lively eloquence and of every child’s hindered imagination. I have been aligned with cowardice and shame …

Gimmicks and Nau-Tanki!!!

Not long ago there was this crispy news article about madam Mayawati "ji" from the north (my native, btw) that she sent her private jet to Mumbai from Delhi to fetch her preferred brand of sandals. This was reported by Wiki Leaks in September recently. Although I have dire reservations about the sanctity of Wiki …

2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 1,200 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 20 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the …