Kaleidoscope

I was more of a novel writer in the mid 1990s. In fact, I have written 2 novels (the Hardy Boys type) on paper in an unintelligible handwrit...

"I wish I was never born in my parent's house." The above remark from a female friend of mine caused me to think. Parents unde...

She and I were sitting in the busy Jayanagar 4th block complex. She was sitting on my lap and I had completely embraced her. She looked beau...

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to your wife too!! Happy Birthday, Dear Harsha and Gouri!!! Special day today as we celebrated our fir...

If I am sitting in my room (say, working on the laptop) in Bangalore, I am actually traveling at a speed of 1015 miles per hour . And this i...

Within the first week of Tontu’s birth, she had jaundice as most newborns do. To treat jaundice for newborns, the infants are kept under a ...

Calling babies by pet names comes naturally to me. I am not sure how it happens or what makes me decide on a particular pet name but I end u...

Way back in mid 1990s when I started reading novels (thanks to Hardy Boys), I noticed that novels can be mainly classified into two categori...

Cricket World Cup takes place once in four years and its first edition was in 1975. I was born on April 16th 1980. My wife was born on April...

On one winter night of 2010, I was driving from Jalahalli (my in-laws place) to Jayanagar (my place) at about 9 pm in my two wheeler. It was...

To drink: Use a re-usable paper cup (that would mean loss of bamboo trees)? OR Use a steel tumbler but wash it with water that will be recyc...

Due to expensive cost of living, many urban families now opt for ‘We Two, Ours One’ policy of having a single kid. Some countries are also ...

I visit Sri Raghavendra Swamy Mutt (a place of worship) on Thursdays . I have a habit to thank Him for mainly 3 Hs: House, Health and Harmo...

Sometimes if something happens that we think is for good, it might well turn out that it is for bad. Sometimes if something happens that we ...

Friday Evening snacks: Road-side Capsicum Bhajji and Aloo Bonda; Bhel Puri at Shanti Upahar Saturday Breakfast: Idly with Sambar at Shanti...

I hate debates. These days, there are a lot of debates shown on TV. Pundits of the language and great orators come on stage and battle it ou...

Looks and Skills are somehow related. There are occasions when I have made some kind of impression on seeing a new person but this impressio...

There is something about Women and Footwear. I have seen many of my female colleagues and colleagues’ female colleagues being crazy about fo...

In 2010, Ganesha festival for Hindus and Ramzan festival for Muslims fell on same day. I guess (I may be wrong here) Muslim folks had to see...

I sometimes wonder what is more important. A job that brings home the bread (or bacon as the case may be) or a job that gives joy? Bread is ...