adventure… Good Samaritans 28 May 202026 May 2020 Good Samaritans During the recent catastrophe that hit our country, the entitled classes in urban India exposed their true nature. The obscenely rich tycoons, the privileged babus, the glitterati, the…
education… Farewell 24 May 202024 May 2020 A very close family friend and neighbor in Kolkata the eminent historian and unbelievably good human being passed away to covid today. He unlike Indians who go abroad to study…
adventure… SUSPICION 18 May 202017 May 2020 Suspicion This was just before the Covid lockdown had started. I was at a busy airport in India, on my way to Delhi. I encountered a young Sikh gentleman, obviously…
books… Vanity Fare 17 May 202017 May 2020 VANITY FARE The National Library in Kolkata in Alipore is housed in a magnificent building amidst rolling parklands and ancient trees, and has a great history itself. Once the pleasure…
adventure… Maradona and Management in PSUs, Ajay Sharma’s last innings 6 May 20206 May 2020 Maradona and Management in PSUs Have you followed the German team at world cups? They have never had a Ronaldo or Ronaldinho, a Maradona or Messi, a Pele or Eusobio,…
humor… Au Revoir 3 May 20206 May 2020 Today will be my last day in the Insurance industry after Thirty seven mostly fun years spread over three metros in three tariff zones and two companies. Had joined a…
accounting… The File 20 Apr 202020 Apr 2020 The File Since we met our friend Ajay Sharma last, he has resigned to life in the boondocks, and has settled down in the colourful branch office of the Bank…
adventure… The Probationer 15 Apr 202015 Apr 2020 The Probationer Ajay Sharma was slightly apprehensive. This was to be his first day at the job. Ajay was from a respectable middle class family from UP. His father worked…
Creativity… Creative corona 10 Apr 202010 Apr 2020 Creative Corona We are all sick and tired of the lockdown, and to keep depression at bay have believed theories about how this is a hoax, a conspiracy, a Malthusian…
Creativity… Guest column Another brilliant piece of fan fic by humorist plummie and my friend and reader from Brazil Eduardo Garcia 30 Mar 202030 Mar 2020 A classic piece by a masterclass writer and plummie Eduardo Garcia ….fan fiction on the master himself JEEVES DEALS WITH CORONAVIRUS As ever, Jeeves entered the room…
