Immortality – A nightmare

“In my dreams, I see the men I have killed. They are all waiting for me on the other side of the river.”  (Brad Pitt, as Achilles in Troy...

Washed Ashore…

The waves lash back and I sit stoned. There is a weight attached to every memory in your head. At times, it just smothers you under its load...

Foodie Files – Grilled Tilapia Salad

My Internet search tells me that fishing as a practice dates back to almost 40,000 years. However, when you are talking about a fish like Ti...

Am I the Voice in my Head!!!

Why was I born as the person I am and not you? Would I have the same life if I had been born in another part of the country or maybe another...

Foodie Files – Honey Glazed Pork Chops

There is something about pork chops that I find very delectable – maybe it’s just the texture of the meat or perhaps the fact that you can n...

Foodie Files – Braised Duck in Orange Sauce

First things first, about ‘braising’ as a cooking method – Braising is a combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat wherein th...

Foodie Files - Filet Mignon

The foodie in me rises again and maybe the days ahead will see me posting more about food and dishes and my latest culinary experiences. T...

The Street Art

I shot these two separate pictures using my phone in two different locations in Delhi a few weeks ago. The first one is a graffiti on the w...

Zindaa Hoon Main (ज़िंदा हूँ मैं)

Again something which I wrote years ago and which did not come to the fore for long. This has been on my website for a while but I guess ...

Waking Up To 2013

So, the world did not end in the year 2012 as per the Mayan Calendar and I live on to see another year. I don’t know if I ever believed in t...

Men will be Men – Taking it from Steve

The following is an excerpt from TV series Coupling and Steve’s reply at the end sums it up for all men all over the globe. [ Steve's ...

The Soul Mates…

"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who sho...

The “Karwachauth”

I lived by the end of a narrow street where the alley merged into a dim lit cross road. It was a locality of middle class service men who le...

गधे के पूत…

The following incident was reported in the newspaper yesterday. “ A 17-year-old girl was killed and her mother critically injured after they...

Happy To Conclude…

I have followed the news on the proceedings of trial against Ajmal Kasab and read numerous accounts of the survivors of the Mumbai terror at...

Sue This…

This follows from an online report I read a couple of days where a man sued his wife for being ‘ugly’. The man apparently won a $ 120,000 se...

Dusshera 2012

Dusshera as a festival perhaps doesn’t need any introduction for anyone born and brought up in India. I know its a little late to make this ...

Amrita Pritam’s Best - मैं तैनू फिर मिलांगी

This is one of the finest pieces I ever came across. The imagery is sublime and divine at the same time. Heart wrenching and yet as beautif...

Silence is a Scary Sound…

Silence is a scary sound specially when it blares from within. The empty walls echo the heart beat to a thump that hammers the skull from ...

That Time of The Year….

This one follows from one of the posts written around the same time about three years ago. I guess some things don’t change. Catch the pr...

Be Barfi…!!!

How do you define a feeling when you have a tear that refuses to leave the eyes but still carry a wry smile on your lips? When you have a lo...

From a Distance…

I watched her from a distance. The simmering lights flickered about throwing shadows on the wall. She kept throwing glances at irregular int...

Justice Delayed is….

It’s been nearly four years since Ajmal Kasab landed on the shores of Mumbai and massacred people at will. For a crime as heinous as he comm...

Back to Basics

Been a while since I posted anything. The last month or so has been a struggle of sorts. Struggle to settle back in the groove where I flew ...