A long time ago when I was in school, we were invariably asked to write an essay on Independence Day around this time of the year. Being the innocent little boy that I was, unaware of the evils lurking in this world, I used to write all sugary stuff, singing praises of our country, its leaders and the martyrs. But after having lived here for 23 years, the whole idea of an ‘independent, sovereign, secular’ state has gone for a toss.
Read On 3 CommentsWhat does a bored man do when he finally gets some time for himself? He blogs. Well in my case, I tend to save myself the trouble of writing something and instead, when I have some free time I fiddle with the blog’s theme. Call it stupid if you like, but that’s the way it [...]
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A small group of football fans have started a new blog – a footie blog with an Indian touch. We call it The Final 3rd. We’ve got contributors from all over India, yours truly included. Check it out! That is all. The Final 3rd Follow The Final 3rd on Twitter!
Is this little mini-series turning out to be some sort of weekly soap? I hope not, because then I’ll have to down shutters and move to the mountains to regain my sanity! I hoped that I wouldn’t crib about the weather again and my prayers seem to have been answered by The Almighty. The city [...]
The past week just flew by and before I could make sense of it all, it’s Saturday already. Learning from my past mistakes, I spent the afternoon in the confines of my office, shielded from the 3PM heat. I had never imagined that writing PL/SQL code could be so relaxing. I spent the week pondering [...]
You all love weekends, don’t you? I used to love them too, once upon a time. Here in Chennai, I wish weekends would be wiped off the calendar for good, to be replaced by 2 more working days. “Why?”, you ask. So lemme tell you, I live in a God-forsaken place where I’d be lucky [...]
I’m in Chennai. And it’s raining. Yes, real drops of watery goodness sent from the clouds above. Never mind that this is happening because of the cyclone ‘Laila’ which would have hit the coastal regions of south India by the time you read this. At the risk of schadenfreude, I must say that at least [...]
Hey there! Long time, huh? I moved to Chennai a couple of weeks ago and since then my life has become more hectic, faster and busier than ever. Priorities have changed and a lot of things have had to be reorganized. That leaves little time for posting here. Still, I’ll have something to say every [...]
