“Poor you! I simply don’t know how you stand it.”

It was an odd way to start a conversation and it took me aback.

“Stand what”

“The politicians yo...
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“Just look at you!” Pertie exclaimed as I stood outside Priya cinema signing autographs. A group of school kids had spotted me and descended en masse. I was, to be honest, thrilled. This sor...
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Cricket is like alcohol. If I’m right, that makes the World Cup a big drunken binge. This is why in the excitement of victory – or the depression of defeat- sane and cautious people do things...
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It was 7.00 in the evening and the end of a long and tiring day when she rang. Some of you may think that accounts for the answer I gave her. A few might even feel I was trying to be funny. But t...
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I think it’s time someone warned the Prime Minister. Though we love him dearly and care deeply for his security there are limits beyond which it would not be wise to push this affection and conc...
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The man at the immigration desk at Dulles Airport, Washington, stared hard at my form. I could tell he was confused.

“You say you’re Indian Sir?” he asked after a bit.

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Aap ko kya lagta hai, kya hamara moorkh to nahin banaya ja raha?” Pritam’s question took me by surprise. I’ve never doubted his wisdom but I did not expect him to be so clued up on the lates...
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“Nahin, nahin” he replied. “Mein aap ka abhari hoon.”

I smiled. As you know, my Hindi is less than fluent and I wasn’t sure I fully understood his meaning leave aside his ...
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“Patriotism” Dr. Johnson said in 1775, “is the last refuge of a scoundrel”. I’m afraid we in India have proved the good doctor wrong. Whatever it may have been 225 years ago in England,...
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