PAVEMENT VIEWS

Parking space used to be a point to keep in mind when buying a car. But with the increasing number of vehicles it needs to be considered...

It all started when I ran into the Minister for Forests and Husbandry. He was quite surprised at the disclosure and had the following to...

New York on 9/11, London on 7/22 and Mumbai on 7/11. It has become common to identify these tragic events by the date. But what is not...

Talk about knee-jerk reactions and this takes the cake. Cowardly Muslim terrorists bomb trains in Mumbai and the spineless Indian...

Now there is nothing more sillier than having three policemen man an intersection that is already fitted out with signal lights to...

This is a mail I received from a young cousin of mine. Following that is my reply. Hi all Indians, Just decided to take few minutes of...

Fortunately from time to time comes an album that reassures you that the word “remix” is not some four-letter word. With this wonderful...

I once read somewhere that marriage is the most convincing argument against the Theory of Evolution. But jokes apart the most convincing...

The ugly head of Reservation and Quota has reared again. All across the country the debate rages about whether it is needed or not,...

The last fortnight has seen two seemingly unrelated events which shared newspaper headlines across the country. One was the shooing of...

Once every four years the world pauses in its stride to watch a ballet of maestros, where the music is a crescendo of screaming fans. It...

For long the Ten Commandments have been held the fountainhead of all laws. The premise that it was given by God made it Holy and...

At the end of this month, I will begin a new phase in my career – one as a consultant where I will work from home. The decision was long...

It is the eternal question and you will get as many answers as the number people you put it to. So here is mine. We are here to propagate...

Recently I came upon the story of a man from Australia. As a young man he joined the army school and trained as a plumber. He was posted...

This was a letter I sent to the Prasad’s Multiplex in reponse to their new ticket charges. — Dear Sir/Madam I was shocked today, when I...

There is a new breed of bravery in town – the one of the common variety. Till recently bravery was usually associated with soldiers and...

Here are 10 moments in my life during 2005, which will, for me, define the year gone by. There are in no particular order, except that...

Cricket maybe the white man’s game, but today it belongs firmly in the subcontinent, and more precisely in India. The mania for the game...

The Vatican has announced that ‘Limbo’ no longer exists. For the uninitiated, here are some definitions: Limbo – The temporary status of...