Many do not know of the different types of wrist watches. Recently I went to a big watch show room, enquired about mechanical watches. To make my point clear, I talked of analog watches. He showed me in turn, all watch brands of the world. He said “We have Rolex, Tissot, Timex,” and endless other […]
Category: Miscellaneous
I Take Care of US Markets!
I was jolted from my deep slumber to reality and life. I was waiting at the airport for the never on time Delhi flight. I was literally day-dreaming nor was I fully asleep when this jolt happened. The sentence that brought me to reality is “I take care of US markets”! Now I became alert. […]
United States of Ameerpet
The narrow lanes of Ameerpet, known as United States of Ameerpet, is filled with countless hoardings advertising various coaching centres. This neighbourhood hosts numerous institutes that offer infinite IT courses, from Java, Oracle, Linux, SAP, to android and web development, coding and computing repair. Ameerpet has earned a reputation as the go to place for […]
‘THE DARZI – WITH DIFFERENCE’
It was during my student days in Delhi, I saw this shop in Kamala Nagar, Delhi. Kamala Nagar (students used to call ‘K Nags’) is exactly behind Delhi University. After classes many students used to go to Kamala Nagar market, almost every evening. It was during one such visit, I noticed this tailoring shop – […]
THE GOOD OF IDLENESS
The Bible legend says that the absence of toil or work i.e., idleness was a circumstance of the first man’s blessed state before the fall. Adam is the name given (Genesis 1–5) to the first man. And Eve is the name given to the first woman. Before the Fall, Adam and Eve had lived in […]
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 […]
Tripuraneni Gopichand
The following is a passage translated from a famous Telugu Novel “ASAMARDHUNI JEEVA YATRA” written by Tripuraneni Gopichand (1910-1962). He is celebrated for this work. This was his second novel. He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1963 for his last novel “Pandita Parameswara Sastri Veelunaama”. “He hated to see attractive women prettily dressed. He […]
LUBAN // GUM ARABIC
Shaik Nasser Abdullah Al Nejidi said while handing over very expensive beautifully packed in a carved wooden box Luban at his palatial home in Maʽabilah a village in Muscat, in northeastern Oman “Doctoor! This is Luban. Maafi smoke, but eat”. I did not understand what he meant at that point of time. I have understood […]
POLICEMAN FATHER’S ADVICE TO HIS SON
A story or a passage or a situation that was loved by my father called ‘EYE-WITNESS’. (From A Policeman’s Report). He himself was a super cop and obviously it is natural for him to fall in love with this passage. For him this is one of the best reports any policeman can ever write. This […]
YOUR NEW NEIGHBOR
Dear Sir, I am your new neighbor, moved into the flat very next to yours few months ago. Our working timings are such that we rarely meet. In the recent resident’s welfare association meeting, I wanted to very much meet you, but unfortunately you could not make it due to business commitments. I met your […]