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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Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi By the time you read this, (I’m presuming you are reading this, pardon please), I will be in the beautiful city of Chennai. Let me explain what happened. A couple of months ago, I got a text which said ‘Who are you?’ This is a common occurrence on […]
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Hello, readers. I know, I know, that’s no way to start a column. It’s like making a phone call. Which, by the way, I hoped this column would evolve into. From a written column to a simple phone call. But the editor would have none of it. Her exact instructions to me are, “Try and […]
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