Bhartahari, that eminent poet of the yore, once famously described any person who has no interest in music as a cow without a tail and horns. Unfortunately my grandfather thought otherwise. He felt that anyone […]
Shelley wrote , ““Our sweetest songs are those that tell of our saddest thoughts.” What is so special of sadness? Wonder why do we buy grief. We sing of our tragedy, write reams of requiems […]
I remember not so long ago, I had attended a workshop on ‘ The Importance of Communication’ in London. Speaker after speaker espoused the need of a good vocabulary. Alas, all these speakers were from […]
It is not easy being a socialite. Mrs. Batlivala could be a case study for all the IIMs on how to multitask effortlessly. But the last thing on her mind was IIM. To be fair […]
I was on the morning Kingfisher flight to Mumbai yesterday. Must admit that Kingfisher is reinventing the culinary offers on a flight and trying out new things in a very creative way taking care of […]
Although I have now blissfully settled in Manipal, I still retain my contacts with Miami which was my home for the last decade. Its always a joy to receive Indian visitors to Miami. The biggest […]
No kidding. It was all Shakespearan. Veni ,Vidi ,Vici. She came, she smiled and she sat next to me. Even before we strapped our belts, she told me she was a big fan of Brad […]
This and many other clichés were busted when I went to live in the UK and I am glad that I did. Don’t ask me why, but Britain always felt like a second home to […]
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