Cricket in the rains

June 17, 2013
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This is the straight rip-off from online commentary of Cricinfo during the India – Pakistan match in the champions trophy. This was a stop-start match due to incessant rains. A person by name Rohit had written this: Alien one: I went to a large green field shaped like a meteorite crater. Around the edges, several […]

Posted in: Creative stories

The bar is open

June 17, 2013
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A friend of mine was doing the compering of a corporate event along with a co-host, whom he had never met before. They got to know each other just before the show began and they both had taken the briefing from the organization. Things were going smooth, towards the end and during one of the […]

I have a story to tell

June 16, 2013
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Recently, I went to my local library to pick some novels, as I was moving out after making my purchases, a gentleman came over and looked at what book I have borrowed. He asked me, whether I read novels, I said yes, and the shop owner also pitched in, “He is a regular customer, and […]

Posted in: Personal stories

A reason and a story to connect!

June 13, 2013
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About a month ago I found the facebook profile of a person, whose name sounded very familiar. I checked his profile and figured out that we had a few common connections as well. Hence, I decided to send him a friend request. After a few days, I received a response from him stating, “I am […]

Vada Pav and The American Civil War

June 10, 2013
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When America was at war to abolish slavery in the 19th century, most of its cotton exports to the UK stopped. This resulted in India turning into a major supplier of cotton to the UK and set the foundation for a booming mill industry in Mumbai that lasted till the second half of the 20th […]

Right Words Can Heal Your Heart

June 10, 2013
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“A blind man’s son is blind too,” laughed Draupadi, when Duryodhana slipped and fell in the palace of the Pandavas, mistaking the glass floor for water. Draupadi’s words of mockery set the stage for battle in the Mahabharata . So, beware of words. Three words, `I love you’, have changed lives miraculously while the three […]

Posted in: Stories for living

Now that’s Self Appraisal

June 9, 2013
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A little boy went into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and ask him for a Phone Call. Shop-owner replied  kanna  this is not  a STD booth, but you can do one call. The store-owner observed and listened to the conversation: The boy asked, “Lady, Can you give me the job of cutting […]

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