Getting drenched

31 Jul 202231 Jul 2022

Getting drenchedWhen my kids were small, we used to celebrate the monsoons by getting drenched together.The neighborhood kids who were forbidden to do so pointed us out to appeal to…

Lists

29 Jul 202229 Jul 2022

Lists When we got married, my roommates moved out of our barsati and my wife moved in. As the wedding happened without the knowledge and consent of our families, we…

The meal

29 Jul 202230 Jul 2022

The meal My grandfather, whom I called Dadu, was a British Civil servant with the title Rai Bahadur , who spent all his service years suited booted and having his…

Blind love

11 Jul 202215 Oct 2022

Blind love Fate is a practical joker It plays such pranks on me First it gives me so much joy I lose my sanity Then one day without notice It…

Love and duty

15 Jun 202226 Jun 2022

Love and duty I have spoken earlier about how random canines get attached to me on the roads. This became a problem when a large stray in the famous Radhanagar…

Reminders

8 Jun 202226 Jun 2022

Reminders Everything reminds me of you A crossword clue Some lines of rhyme A jingle on the radio The beaming face on the hoarding The one liner of the stand…

Armchair travels

22 May 202229 May 2022

Armchair travelingTHE ROAD LESS TRAVELED I am to discuss a vital decision I took in my life, and what could have happened if I had decided differently  The most…

Hiding the shoes

17 May 202226 May 2022

Hiding the shoes The highlight of a Punjabi wedding is the ceremony called hiding the shoes. The marriage isn’t legalized without that. It is a battle of wits and stratagem…

The big fat Punjabi wedding

15 May 202218 May 2022

I am attending a big fat Punjabi wedding in my in-laws family in Delhi, which is basically a week long celebration of eating drinking and dancing, with a short ceremony…

Mad dog

11 May 202221 May 2022

There are two Rottweilers in our neighborhood, whom every other dog gives a wide berth to. Not quite every dog, actually, as our little desi rescue dog is dying to…