BENGALI… Tinda vrs potol 10 Aug 202210 Aug 2022 Tinda vrs potol The biggest problem with a cross cultural couple is the dinner menu. The difficulty in choosing the cuisine is a fertile ground for marital disputes. In our…
BENGALI… 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…
drinking… The sundowner 17 May 202225 May 2022 The sundowner The gentlemen on the barstools were discussing the etiquette of drinking, like white liquor before sundown, and Whiskey afterwards, and drinking alone versus imbibing with friends, and so…
BENGALI… 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…
adventure… Punny police puts aside penalty 24 Jan 202224 Jan 2022 Punny police puts aside penalty I was just 25, and had was the proud possessor of my first company car, a brand new sparkling white premier padmini. I was an…
adventure… The day my reputation became zero 27 Sep 202127 Sep 2021 Having read Ten Days that Shook the World and seen the film Reds, where John Reed is played brilliantly by Warren Beatty, I became a fan. Emulating my hero, I…
adventure… Guest post by a brilliant young doctor punster poet and writer, Dr Priyamita Ghosh 25 Jul 202125 Jul 2021 FIRST IMPRESSION I was in my fourth year of college. The semester exams were over and Durga Puja was just round the corner. My friend/batchmate Anwesha had invited some of…
DELHI… The handshake 6 Jul 202129 Jul 2021 The handshake The ceo was coming to Delhi. The zonal chief was frantically making arrangement. Welcome banners were posted all the way from the airport. All local officials were to…
BENGALI… The Bard and I 22 Apr 202122 Apr 2021 Bard blues My first encounter with the Bard was in a children’s book called lamb tales from Shakespeare, and I thought that he was pretty lame and not a patch…
BENGALI… What’s in a name 19 Apr 20212 Jun 2021 What is in a name? Call a rose by any other name, it will smell as sweet Well, the bard says so, and we applaud. But is he right? My…
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