ON BEING MY FATHER’S BARBER

ON BEING MY FATHER’S BARBER

Till his 70th year, my father regularly visited barber’s shop once in every 20 days for haircut. Being a policeman, he had not only followed the police discipline in hair styling, but taught us the need to have a disciplined hair style. For majority of his life, my father had Mr. Narasimha as his barber. […]

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The Devil’s Advocate

The Devil’s Advocate

The Devil’s Advocate – I watched this movie few days ago. I had downloaded this movie a decade back and never got time to watch. It will be enough for me to mention that there had been no other movie where I had to pause the play in mere awe at the magnificence of the […]

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Dr. AHMED AL GHASSANI

Dr. AHMED AL GHASSANI

While rearranging the books in my library, out of nowhere, I found a piece of paper and it happens to be my resignation letter addressed to the then college dean Dr. Ahmed Al Ghassani. The letter is dated 25th December, 2016, Christmas day! With December 2024 this letter would be completing 8 years of its […]

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100 years of LIFE

100 years of LIFE

We are told as children that we have 100 years to live! Unbelievable, I thought. 100 years? What the hell am I going to do with 100 years? My father, mother, teachers, and the bus driver – everyone looked old. I thought they may have another 30 or 40 years to go; and I am […]

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Application for Employment for the Accountant Post

Application for Employment for the Accountant Post

Jhumri Telaiya, 19th July, 2024. Dear Sir, Sub: Application for employment for the Accountant’s Post – Regarding I refer to the recent death of the accountant at your office, who had died due to heart attack while on duty. Hence, I hereby apply for the job as a replacement to the dead accountant. I assure […]

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KNV RAVI PRAKASH – MONTESSORI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

KNV RAVI PRAKASH – MONTESSORI RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

Mr. KNV RAVI PRAKASH: was my senior at the Andhra Pradesh Residential Junior College (APRJC), Nagarjuna Sagar. It was the most popular College in those days. In 1981 I joined there in the Junior Intermediate course. Though ragging was prohibited, I was ragged by Ravi Prakash. He passed out of the college in 1982 and […]

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THE JOY OF CYCLING

THE JOY OF CYCLING

I go for daily cycling at a very odd hour. Usually around that time the entire world chooses to sleep. It is at around 3 am I start pedaling. I cannot include in the non-sleepers – like the modern-day coolies, otherwise lovingly called ‘Techies’, who in thousands, like ants, will be pouring out of their […]

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Hell phones

HELL PHONES

Many people got the impression that the children were growing actual devil horns because of their smartphones use. They are actually tiny bone protrusions at the base of our skull! Look at the following coverage in the social and print media: British tabloid ‘The Sun’ called “HELL PHONES”! These boney protrusions became “SPIKE like feature” […]

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A COMMENT, ON THE COMMENTS

A COMMENT, ON THE COMMENTS

SHITWHOLE.COM is receiving comments from readers. I am genuinely not aware of these comments; and even if I knew, probably I did not pay the attention they deserve. The other day I was reading through few such comments by the readers. They are simply amazing. I have asked concerned people who manage my website whether […]

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THE LAW OF COINCIDENCE OF CAUSES

THE LAW OF COINCIDENCE OF CAUSES

The Law of Coincidence of Causes means thousands of minute causes fitted together and co-ordinated to produce that movement… that effect. There cannot be a singular cause for any effect. There has to be more than one cause to get the desired effect. Allow me to take the example of Gravity. This example is being […]

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