Went back to Al Qasba Sharjah today, after more than 10 years. Beautiful place, even without the Ferris wheel that once was the star attraction here. I wasn’t a fan of the ride though – was too slow and protected, for someone who has grown up taking thrill rides on the ‘Giant Wheel’ of yesteryears …
This is an extract from the Vetāla series. I enjoyed compiling this and of course, reading the series again, this time the full version. You can read the whole series here. For now, a part of a story:) King Candrāvaloka beheld the boy who stood before him, his courageous demeanor, and the tej (glow) on his …
A ceasefire has been declared, and we have heaved a collective sigh of relief. For how long, no one knows, but at least some hope of a truce that possibly can last. The past 40 days have been tough on people, and a lot have come to realize the reality of war – up close …
What goes around comes around. Today, one of my contacts sent me a CV – of a person who I had interviewed four years ago. Why I remember this person, you will come to know from the blogpost that I wrote that very day, and it’s posted below for your reference. It’s rare to find …
2209. That’s the number of days of continuous blogging since I first started in March 2020. Every single day, without fail. I believe this to be a small personal achievement. Why say this today of all days? Why didn’t I say this in the 1000th, or 2000th blog post? Well, coz it doesn’t matter. And …
An eventful Sunday, or not, depending on how one views it. A colleague dropped by, and we had an engaging conversation on Bengaluru, food, work, Trump, the war and joint families, not necessarily in that order. The consensus seemed to be that a certain orange-haired man had gone berserk, and left us (and the rest …
A lot has been said about the UAE in the past month. A large section of the western media have sensationalized the issue at hand, and are busy writing obituaries on the Dubai business model, if you can call it that. I wish at least some of them would have taken the trouble to actually …
I recently subscribed to Starzplay again – oddly enough, it was for the T20 finals. And I decided to keep it for a while. Not because I am a huge cricket fan (used to be), but because it’s time now to introduce Keshav to sports and sportsmanship. The best way to do that is to …
The Ramayana teaser set the internet ablaze today. There have been mixed reactions, mine included, and here is why. Firstly, expectations are sky-high, and most of this is due to the producers claiming that they have a budget of 4,000 crore rupees allocated to the project (2 movies). And this has been repeated not once, …
You must all be wondering what suddenly changed from 2020. One day we were all fine and cruising through life, and then COVID happened. Well, we overcame that, and then started cruising through life, and now Trump happened. Doesn’t seem logical, does it? Well… Around a couple of years back, I read this intriguing book …
