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…
childhood… Shyness 2 Mar 20212 Mar 2021 How to get rid of shyness and become the life and soul of the party We have seen Boy start life as a reclusive bookworm and a shrinking violet, in…
BLOGGING… Multitasking 6 Aug 20206 Aug 2020 Multitasking I am a Tech Challenged BloggerIf you have patiently pursued my adventures up to starting this blog, let me give you a close up.Author, head tilted on one side,…
adventure… The trendsetter 28 Jun 20206 Nov 2021 When lightning struck I saw this new film on Netflix called Chaman Bahar. This was from the point of view of a young pan wala from a small town in…
adventure… Flight in the times of Corona 21 Jun 202021 Jun 2020 Flight in the times of Corona I had been cooped up in Delhi alone post retirement thanks to the lockdown. Although life was comfortable I was impatient to return to…
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,…
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…
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