Who Let the Virus Out??
Some of us want to blame someone for our locked down situation. Here’s my role in the blame-game.
Haircuts, etc
Yay! This is the place where I can complain. Yes, even about the awful haircut I got. For two years now I’ve been trying to grow my hair longer. Under the instruction of my hair-stylist (feel like calling her a barber in the most derogatory tone possible, because that’s how pissed I am), who I…
An open letter to …
Best of my bonding with abu-rabad happens when we are watching TV together and while doing homework. Let’s forget the existence of homework for the time being. Done? Good. So, abu and i are watching either cricket or a music reality show he likes, Music Ka Maha Muqqabla, and a sanitary napkin ad comes and…
The refrigerator story
Once upon a time, there was a husband and a wife. Let’s, for the sake of convenience, call them Navin and meetu. And in their “home sweet home” they have a refrigerator with a half-broken door. Yes, the door is “paani ke 15 botlo ke bojh ka maara”. Because, the philosophy of this household…
to say or not to say that i am gay
One of the ongoing blogathon topics is – “What are the challenges that society faces in accepting the concept of alternate sexuality? How can we address them?” Religion, social norms, the basic need of a species to reproduce – none of these are in favor of alternate sexuality. Calling it “alternate” is alienating it in…
good girls clean-up
So, we are walking through Lifestyle at the In orbit mall, Malad. And I am handed out this pamphlet. Just as I am looking for a trash can to dump it in, I glance through and glanced again! WTF! These are toys for kids, for goodness sake!! Don’t miss the toys tagged “For Boys” and…