In India, the expression “do number ka mal” roughly translated as “number 2 stuff” is often used for underhand dealings and the like. The Palace of Westminster shook as the British newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, about the misuse of the fund meant for expenses for a second home for the Members of Parliament. public reeled from the exposures, artfully doled out in driblets, by

The public outcry has led to the ousting of the Speaker for the first time in 300 years! While “cleaning the moat” simply indicates excesses, a friend called me to say that I had spared the British MPs by not writing about their hiring pornographic movies and billing the expense to the British taxpayers!

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Summer often reminds Stephanians like me of the good times we had and of Rothas’ Nimbu Pani. “There is hardly any nimbu, some sugar and a lot of water in Sukhia’s Nimbu Pani, but we all love it,” said a fellow student, yet the dhaba is rightly a part of college lore.  I wrote a little piece on it which  you might enjoy reading. Please click here to read it, and see some pictures.

Yes we can, seems to be the new mantra with Indian politicians. What works in the good ole US of A should also work in India, be it slogans or blogging. Age no bar, blog karo bar bar, is the new mantra. Please click here to read  my take on this:

Even those who have met Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC only once cherish their encounter with him and read whatever is written about him with great fondness. I received many calls, starting with one by Mrs Rama Sharma of Shimla early on Saturday morning, when my middle on him was published in The Tribune. His memories bring out positive vibes from a range of people, young and old, and I am glad to be the scribe whose writing helped bring them out. Please click here to read my reminiscences of interaction with this great man

A Norton Online Living Report says that more Indians fall in love on the Net than people from other countries. Now, I must confess that I have been in love with the Net ever since it came in the public domain, and it is fabulous to see the evolution of this medium, but a reality check is always in order and the last time I checked, pheromones and electrons lived in different worlds. In any case, I have developed healthy degree of skepticism about so-called scientific reports, which you may understand if you click here