A fabulous review

26 Sep 2022

A review of my book by a reader in EnglandMy review for Memories - A novella: The Hilarious nightmare of growing up. My Rating 5/5. Let me start this review…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Dividing our assets

4 Jun 2022

Dividing the assets There was a Bollywood remake of Cramer vrs Cramer called Akeley hum Akeley tum My precocious six-year-old daughter saw this with us and made a suggestion In…

Birthday

3 Jun 20227 Jun 2022

Birthday Every time my Birthday comes around, I’m expected to celebrate one more successful circumnavigation around the sun. But all that happens is that I grow older As kids we…

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…