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A train-ride to remember
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A train-ride to remember

November 26, 2016

Six years ago I entered the chaotic Chennai Central Station to board the Shatabdi Express to Mysuru. Up ahead at the entrance to my bogie I saw people bending down to touch someone’s feet and many standing with reverence reserved for Godmen or politicians. I squeezed myself through the small mob and got into my…

Boxers, the new nightie for men!
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Boxers, the new nightie for men!

October 22, 2016

Yesterday morning as I was walking up Chamundi Hill along the parapet, up ahead, I noticed another morning walker enthusiastically walking down with a spring in his step ON the parapet! I found it quite dangerous. What if he fell off to the side? Just as we were about to pass each other he stopped,…

Hypocrisy and Cultural Isolation
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Hypocrisy and Cultural Isolation

September 24, 2016

Every time there is a border intrusion by Pakistani terrorists and our soldiers are shot dead, another manoos…more aptly, a proud Marathi manoos suddenly gets a shot of adrenalin for his political life. Angered over Uri attack on September 18, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) headed by Raj Thackeray has warned Pakistani artists to leave…

Tryst with Fitlana!
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Tryst with Fitlana!

July 16, 2016

For a few months, I was entrapped by a mistress. She was omnipresent in my life to a point of suffocation. The only time I got a break from her was when I had to recharge her. Well, if this sounds like a riddle, it’s not. It’s just that I have been wearing a fitness-tracker….

BJP, put Vadra in Jail or Shut Up !
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BJP, put Vadra in Jail or Shut Up !

June 4, 2016

The BJP wants to have a ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’ but isn’t a ‘Corruption-mukt Bharat’ more important? What is BJP doing about that? Case in point Robert Vadra. We all remember how when in 2012 news broke that Vadra’s Skylight Hospitality Pvt. Ltd., had acquired properties with interest-free loans from DLF and IAS Officer Ashok Khemka was…

SEX SURVEY is here…
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SEX SURVEY is here…

February 20, 2016

Just when I thought they had become flaccid and would not ‘put out’ another issue, India Today magazine released the findings of their yearly sex survey. While every year many of us look forward to this edition for its entertainment value, it also gives men performance anxiety as the survey reports the new wants of…

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