It’s time to get back to the place that christened this one. “Saddi Delhi” moves to “Of Paneer, Pulao and Pune”. We hope to be able to delight you with many sweet and spicy tales from Pune. Of P, P & P is all set! Continue reading »
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Dilli-wallahs in Mussoorie
What is your style of beating the heat this summer? These Dilliwallahs to be found in Mussoorie sure know theirs. Continue reading »
When housemates turn housebreakers
Whenever R and I discuss marriage, we discuss a home loan. A bank that would lend us the capital for a snug shelter of our own. We would then do it up in colours we fancy and there would be wind chimes by the windows. And when we would walk to the building elevator, we … Continue reading »
For My Partner-in-Crime
She has always been good with organizing. The pencil-set and candy packages were neat. Off they went to the singing kids the next morning. The “Happy- birthday-to-you!” gang. “Why do we give away these lovely things, Mom?” “So we can spread smiles on your special day!” Mom and I would colour animal pictures for my school-project. “What colour … Continue reading »
The Sunny Side of Life, with Lakme
Last time I heard from Kyra, she was shopping in a sweltering Chennai. Haggling over a pair of glitter earrings. “How much is he asking for anyway? Ten bucks?” “Ha, that’s the point. He is asking for fifteen!” I sighed. Kyra and her sun-philia. It had given me many queer afternoons in the sun. Shopkeepers … Continue reading »
A Gaali in every Gully
How hard can it be to speak clean? Abuse is the new endearment. “Oh dear ***, I so *** missed you.” “Ditto, my dear ***.” Doesn’t it get taxing? I mean, perennially looking for new things to fill those asterisks up? I met a host of school kids last evening. Sleeves rolled up, socks rolled … Continue reading »
The Asocial Networking: Book Review
(Non Fiction INR 195/-) “Once upon a time human beings lived offline, then networking came along and nobody lived happily thereafter…” We figure. It takes but a few pages for the book to live up to its name. And how! Dhiraj Kumar’s latest offering runs around with a dagger at all things Social-Networking and at … Continue reading »
Beauty Travails
*Girly (?) Post Alert “Would it pain too much?” “No, dear. Just a bit.” “You aren’t saying that just to appease me, are you?” Her mother had warned us about people who smooth-talked only to swindle you later. “Try me.” She hesitantly nodded an okay and walked behind a huge curtain. Her already pink cheeks … Continue reading »
The Engineering Train: Book Review
(Fiction INR 145/-) First up: when will Indian Fiction graduate in something other than Engineering? Too narrow you’re being. We now have bank accountants, managers, reality show contestants. They all have their noses up, sitting in those shelves next to the biggies. They know they will be picked up when the snobbish Shakespeare-and-Tagore companion ain’t … Continue reading »
Many Moons Ago
Back then, they would air Titanic every New Year’s Eve. Rose would kiss Jack in the jeep, the window fogging up to the world outside. The three of us would watch entranced as dolphins swam alongside the great ship, the sunrays lighting up the morning. It was only when Rose would decide to pose for … Continue reading »
