The 8:50 AC
It’s this time of the day when you thank the government and the railways ministry for the most luxurious mode of commute provided to you till date.
The Mumbai Shopping Festival
A Treat Like Never Before Mumbaiites!! You are set to witness a mega spectacle at the start of the year. Something that has happened never before. Be ready to host and enjoy, The Mumbai Shopping Festival!! Yes, forget Dubai. Save the air trip and the hotel stays. Enjoy shopping like never before from the comforts […]
Aadhar becomes Niraadhar
Sir, you card is from another circle(Mumbai) and we are in Maharashtra circle, we can’t link your Aadhar here…………Sir, the thing is, to link your Aadhar, all your information should match, but your DOB is not matching. So the we can’t link it. You can fill up a form to convert this number to postpaid
The Butterfly Effect
Wikipedia defines the butterfly effect as the sensitive dependence on initial conditions in which a small change in one state of a deterministic nonlinear system can result in large differences in a later state[sic]. The 2004 Sci-fi thriller movie of the same title describes The Butterfly Effect using simple theory. When a butterfly flutters its […]
The True Significance of the Colors of Navratri
Ever since I joined the corporate world in 2009, I have come across this tradition of wearing different colored clothes, fixed for each day of Navratri. The people in human resources circulate instruction to wear these colored clothes on those particular days. These are called as the colors of Navratri. I have always assumed that […]
The Face of Innocence
Ding ding ding ding…..The familiar sound of ice gola cart is typical to Indian summers. As kids, we waited with patience, and small change, for the arrival of this saviour from heat, refrigerators being a luxury in those days, afforded by a fortunate few. The gola vendor sold grated ice, shaped into an oval, mounted […]
The Art of Cooking
We eat. So we cook. There is no better explanation to it. Ever since man invented fire, the subsequent improvement in taste upon roasting over open fire fascinated man and he developed it to what we called as modern cooking. Complete with assistance from most advanced cookware and equipment. We have the food processors to […]
Love Story Coming True
It was my first love affair. That was 10 years back. I had never wanted anything else in my life. But circumstances/influence of stars can force you into acting against your wishes. So in line with the wishes of my family I had to make peace with my desire. 10 years on and I felt […]
The Suburban Ordeal
Few of my previous posts were dedicated to the Mumbai Suburban Commuter Trains or “Local” as they are referred to in Mumbai. One of them highlights the snobbish “high class passenger” behavior by “the elite” travelling in the first class compartment, observed time and again. While another one discusses ticketless travels, the everyday grind to […]
A Short Break
Its been a long time since I took a vacation with my family and this summer, with my kids being more than 1 & 1/2 years old, I dared to take a short one. My brother in law(Leo) and his wife and their daughter joined my wife and me with the kids. Intention, a long […]