The Story that almost got deleted
This story has been on my mind since FOREVER. It was decomposing away in my Drafts Folder that I almost decided to delete it today. I thought I’d give it one last read (we writers are a self-absorbed kind) before pressing the keyboard key that would damn it to the recesses of the Recycle Bin. … Read more
Its not You, its the Dress
As I type this, I am munching on a cookie the size of Singapore. Yea, I agree Singapore is a smallish country and all, but it is infinitely larger than your average-sized cookie. So there, this giant man-made cookie which is fast disappearing in a series of huge bites and munches…this one signals my “Gluttonous … Read more
Ramesh Babu and the Curious Case of Sindoor – Part II
What exactly is sindoor : Ramesh Babu’s questions answered.
The Facebook Poem
This is my first attempt at poetry, in the last 20 years or so. The last time I wrote a poem, it had an interesting vocabulary of ‘rat’, ‘cat’ and ‘mat’ in it and each sentence had been painfully, but meaninglessly rhymed. This effort is a reciprocation for a burst of such similar creativity from … Read more
Ramesh Babu and the Curious Case of Sindoor – Part I
“Ek chutki sindoor ki keemath tum kya jaane Ramesh Babu?”
Sealing the Deal
Marriages are made in heaven (after the family does the initial screening of course)
From I to We (You)
If you have never, Then you will now (from a purely autobiographical point of view)
Newly-Weds
He watched his new bride fold the laundry. Including handkerchiefs. Just like his mother. They were so alike. It was an embarrassing thought. Did men really end up marrying their mothers? He tried to dismiss the thought. “What do you love about me?” he asked. She smiled and said “You remind me of my father.” … Read more
Do you know Mr.Jacob Varghese from Massa-Massa-Massachusa-etts…I mean from US?
How did Jacob reach US and settle down there?
