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Carrom + Chess = Caress
In Dewas, finding a chess opponent was harder than the chess itself. So my brother and I fixed the game.
Personal archive. Occasional relapse.
Writing that refuses one shelf.
Essays, stories, cricket, office absurdity, small-town memory, technology, music, and the minor civic hazard of thinking in public.
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Stories behind the songs
How five blog posts from fifteen years ago became songs, and then became videos that nobody requested.
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Forced X Under X
A guide for the rest of us, who missed 30 Under 30, 40 Under 40, and possibly basic compounding.
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Bloody Indians in Vegas
As mentioned in the previous post, here’s another twisted tale of telephony. First, the disclaimer: Unlike other incidents on this blog, this one is n...
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RCB Chief Blogger
In 2009 I was Royal Challengers Bangalore's Chief Blogger.
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It Really Doesn’t Matter
A menu-card confession for people whose strongest preference is outsourcing the decision.
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Stupid Tit-Bits
1. Phantom Fetish Long ago, when there used to be not more than a single hit per day on this blog, I would check each visitor’s location and referring...
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Shadows of the mind
Since last quarter of an hour I’ve been wondering about the value of right hand. When no amount of money succeeded in luring me into parting with it,...
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In Praise Of Routine And In Glory Of Life
The skin is getting its colour back. The blood is pure red now; gallons of alcohol have drained off. Sometimes though, the eyes yearn for the watery h...
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God's Own Child
There were impatient knocks on my door this morning. I stopped Eminem swearing loudly on my Laptop, opened the door and found the delivery boy from Ga...
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Trip Home
Lull is a funny word. And that’s what this place has been going through for a long while now. I have forgotten how to structure a post to the level th...
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The Happening
Wednesday evening. Around 9 PM. I called up Chitto to discuss about the Goa trip that we three (third one being Pravu) had planned for the first weeke...
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A Tree, A Lizard, And A Dementia
This is not a “proper” post, in a sense that it is being done just for the sake of discipline. Am working on something interesting (hopefully) which i...
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How not to get duped at the petrol pump
It’s that time of the month again when Vinnie needs her food. I usually get the tank full at the petrol pumps for three reasons. This avoids extra tri...
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Facebook Agony Aunt
Pokers Q. I am being poked and tickled a lot. Yesterday, a classmate I haven’t met for seven years pinched me. How do I react? A. It would have helped...
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Rage Against The Tags
I have been busy doing nothing for the entire week. As a result, the blog suffered blatant neglect. Time to make amends. First, a few important acknow...
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Men In The Mirror
Everyday as I drive to office, I dread that one minute, the time to be spent in the lift. The lift in my office has reflecting surfaces on all four si...
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The Twisted Telephonic Tales
Rain Gods, all over the world, have developed quirky little sadistic tendencies in response to the Global warming. But those in Bangalore seem to have...
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Handshakes, Dating And Succumbing
Observing last few posts, I felt that the blog is getting too analytical and didactic. So the second part of the previous post has been postponed to n...
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Don’t cry over spilt milk
Four babies are being born every second. Scientists at ISRO are toiling hard for nation’s first mission to moon this month. Rules are being rewritten...
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My Jazz Album
A completely serious jazz album from a man still negotiating with Smooth Jazz on 91.9 FM.
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What Happens In Dewas Stays In Dewas
After six long years, I celebrated Diwali with family in my home town Dewas (fondly called Las Dewas by expatriates). “Aa gaya wapis ? Kya kiya Diwali...
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Good Old Days
After every seven years, you are a new biological person. Defining the boundaries of a new generation is a difficult question and doesn’t have any obj...
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My New Place
I am moving into a new house this decade end. It’s a little duplex, an independent two bedroom house, not far from where I stay currently. At 900 sq f...
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VAT 69
Centuries ago, strange events occured in abundance simply because there was no one to report them. They laid the foundations for many anomalies we obs...
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The Chief Blogger of Royal Challengers Bangalore
Yes Guys. Click here for the announcement. Met Anil Kumble. Got the "Letter of Appointment" in a press conference with cameras clicking all around. Th...
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Radiosyncrasies
One of the many reasons why car pooling won’t quite work for me is that I am too whimsical with the radio while driving. I don’t have TV as part of my...
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The Usual
So this guy walks into this pub. With swagger and all. Looks around. Three chicks drinking. None good enough for him. Goes straight to the bar. “The u...
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I Think Therefore I am
Don't know why, but I find myself in an academic mood today. Please pardon me for these feeble attempts at explaining things that are too profound for...
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Short Story Contest and An Indecent Ending
Here’s an entirely useless piece of information for more than 6 billion humans and the entire Ostrich species. I am going home this weekend for a week...
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Facebook Status Messages If Your Boss Is In Your Friend List
You can’t escape having colleagues and bosses in your Facebook friend list. Why not make the most of it. Have status messages which show how much you...
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Hello World
This poor thing has been starving for months. And so, here’s an update on what I was up to during this time. Not that I expect/wish/accept that anyone...
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Tooth-Fairies And Soap
Yesterday I helped the cause of a budding barber. Although my right ear still hurts, I am satisfied with my readiness for an impromptu “Who has the sh...
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The Trip to Chilka Lake
Couple of weeks ago I went to my friend Chitto’s wedding in Bhubaneswar. Yes, another man down. Back in Kharagpur, his room number was C 209, mine was...
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All Apologies
I did this guest post here at Preeti's blog last week. And then Atrisa has tagged me with honest scrap here. Thank you Atrisa :P. The post fits in wel...
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Big Banger with his poems and other art forms
The Big Banger An aimless evening stroll. In my head, I am a man on his first day out of prison after serving twenty years of sentence (falsely accuse...
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Tricks of trades: Introduction
Friday night. Music was exploding inside Vinnie as she zipped through the traffic at dangerous speeds to bring me back to home from work. All bills ar...
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Infinity and beyond
Another rain filled lazy afternoon on the bean bag in good old Bangalore. A little while later I am gonna have some coffee at the nearby Darshini shop...
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The Restaurant
I picked up the menu card. The first page said ‘For Gents’. A bit odd, but you never know with these upscale restaurants. “Can I have My Youth Back?”...
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The year that wasn't
This has been a dull year for me. Not a great way to start a post but I do find myself questioning “Did I simply sidestep and let the driver of the bu...
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Demographics and Sports : Part 1
1. Why Indian Cricket team is likely to remain amongst the top three for decades? 2. Why England has won relatively low number of championships in mos...
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Valid Excuses For A Pseudo-Break
I would be relatively inactive in blogosphere for the next fifty days. Various reasons are listed down later in the post. Have been fairly disciplined...
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Brought To You Bai
My maid is on leave this week. Her absence is becoming noticeable day by day. Apart from executing her designated duties, she also acts as a worst cas...
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Pride and Prejudice
I just booked the air tickets to my place for Diwali. A dozen kilo has been deducted from my credit card. I’ve traveled the same distance in less than...
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Behavioural Inefficiencies
1. Here’s a puzzle with straightforward answer but many come up with incorrect solutions in real life: Imagine yourself seating on a chair (not extrem...
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Vagina Monologue
Younger Bro bought an expensive mobile against my pragmatic advice. As is often the case, big brother was right. The mobile would sometime allow only...
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My Sweet Family
Refrigerator: Hi, my name is Calvin. This chap bought me three years ago. I have seen few things in life: Apples, milk, coke, beer and whisky (why whi...