Cyrus Broacha | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi On March 21, it’s Parsi New Year. Let me begin by wishing all the readers a Happy Parsi New Year. Immediately, the questions are starting. Why are you wishing us? We are not Parsis? Well, let me answer that. In India, it is customary to wish everybody for […]
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Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi People, please stop it! I beg you. I know you are probably saying the same thing to me, ‘stop writing’, that is. Please understand, before I deal with your ‘stop it’, you must also promise to deal with my ‘stop it’. Okay, before you start sulking, let’s address […]
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Illustration: Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi Enough of the New Year. It’s done. Please don’t mention it. We can’t go on like this, discussing the New Year into February. January 10 is the cut-off date. After this date, anyone referring to the New Year, who is not actually involved with central or local governance […]
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People, please forgive me. This article is going to be replete with typos. I know, normally we have a 30% typo average, but I warn you this one may be over 50%. Hey, hang on a minute, there’s a reason for this. Let me explain. In case, I’ve spelt, explain incorrectly, try and rejig the dots. Oh, […]
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SREEJITH R KUMAR | Photo Credit: SREEJITH R KUMAR Good news — this will be my last column. As in, last column of the year. To be sure, it’s the year that ran out first, not the column. What a year its been? I mean, that would be the right reaction, if I could remember […]
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Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi I think, the time has come to reveal the true potential of this column. When I think back to my original conversation with the editor, her first question to me still rings true. “Who are you”, she had inquired. It’s a question I often ask myself, especially when […]
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Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi We must face the truth. We can’t keep hiding. I suppose, we can keep hiding, but it’s painful. So, we must face the reality. I guess, by now, all of you have guessed it. I can see a number of anxious faces. (Now, when I say I can […]
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Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi Let’s call this Dipawalee special. I prefer Dipawalee to Diwalee, because it’s a longer word, and since I have lots of free time, I need a longer word to help me kill time. See how cunning I am? I added an extra ‘e’ to Dipawalee, I could have […]
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Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi You will think I deserve a medal — a gold one, not a silver or bronze. I mean, it doesn’t have to be real gold. Ultimately, as Sage Vyasa put it, “it’s the thought that counts.” Arrey, see there you go. You guys have started this again. Talking […]
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Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi I’m gobsmacked, stunned, super upset, scared and nauseous. And no, this time it wasn’t from watching Big Boss. Once I tell you why I’m afraid, you too, dear readers, will be inconsolable, distraught, a complete wreck. Actually, now that I mention it, I really shouldn’t say, I mean, […]
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