Role reversal is wierd … in a nice heart warming way DIL has decided that I badly need to dress up like a grown up and be lady like She has also offered to take me shopping, not for herself, but FOR ME Shocking!  She is willing to forgo her shopping for me!!!  I am [...]

They are running scared ….. So they beat up women in jeans They beat up women who they think belong to the Pink Chaddi campaign The Home Minister does not know what happens in the state WHO ARE THESE IDIOTS?

This has been the most eventful birthday I ever had!  Dammit I had to wait until I hit FIFTY to have so much fun.  Like it is said “The game ain’t done until you are dead and gone!”  I will have really make special efforts to top this one.  May be.  Knowing me, may be [...]

A friend and a very talented cartoonist has a blog called India Uploads He nailed the win and our pride very well Do visit Taposh’s blog for more gems of wisdom, done in cartoons

Best Picture : Slumdog Directing : Slumdog Music (Song) : Slumdog Music (Score) : Slumdog Film Editing : Slumdog Sound Mixing : Slumdog Cinematography : Slumdog Writing (Screenplay) : Slumdog As they say in Punjabi : Rabji deonda hai teh chappar phar kar Translation : When God gives, the bounty tears up the thatched roof [...]

Got this mail from the Admin Unfortunately, we have found out that you don’t have much association with Mumbai apart from having visited 3-4 times and some of your relatives staying here. You haven’t really stayed here long or studied or worked in Mumbai. So we have to remove your blog from the competition. We [...]

I first went to Mumbai when I was a kid – about seven years old.  My maternal aunt lived in Mumbai.  Mumbai those days (as far as I can remember) was very Naval in nature, and my Mausa Ji was Captain of INS Vikrant.  They had had a very bad time.  There was a war [...]

The country is having a poll dance and an interim budget I’ll give em a pass for the award to display in a widget I have been shortlisted as one of the best Mumbai Bloggers I live in the NCR but forget that, It don’t matter I write this verse today, some happy goodwill to [...]

I have been out of town for the last few days attending a wedding in the family.  I had a wonderful time meeting cousins, countless nieces and nephews and of course over-loading on food and booze.  I tell ya, no one does it as flaboyantly as the north indians. Boisterous beats of dholki Sounds of [...]

Will the pink chaddi campaign work?  Or will the moral police take it as another sign that eductation and empowerment for women is bad.  It makes them besharm (shameless) hoydens? Roop wants us to hold dialogue Mystic Margarita wants the same Piper would like us to petition All these are peaceful and democratic steps to [...]