In 2010, when champion golfer Tiger Woods made a public apology about his troubled marital life and all the pain and hurt it caused his family, friends and professional associates, I thought it was very brave of Woods (though it was choreographed and scripted to the T). Most achievers in public life would have pushed [...]
My mother’s oldest brother passed away around this time last year after a brief illness. He was 86 and the patriarch of the large extended family of five siblings. His passing on shook the other siblings and their families, despite his age, ill health and the fact that he would have to pass on some [...]
My mom’s bad at giving directions. I’m worse at following them. So when we set out hunting for an address in a remote suburb in Bangalore last weekend, we ended up in a corner of the city we had no idea even existed. We started driving in the general direction of our destination. We reached [...]
I bumped into a cow on the street two days ago when I was driving on a busy main road in Bangalore. I was at a comfortable speed of 40 kmph and the cow decided to shake away its laziness and dash across the road. I applied the brakes just in time but it wasn’t [...]
A designer-friend was creating a poster, last week, to announce a district-level football match. There was a long list of local leaders and VIPs, whose names had to be accommodated on the poster. The task was a rather complex one considering that the hierarchy of the VIPs had to be upheld while making the list. [...]
As a consumer, I’m a pain in the neck. I have very high expectations of products and services, and will not hesitate to make my dissatisfaction known if something made my unhappy or uncomfortable. And as if to roll out the red carpet for the constantly displeased consumer that I am, every service-oriented business today [...]
Impatience has become so common in modern urban living today that tools and services in the market are being created to feed this human trait.
A book launch event I attended last weekend was a ‘family and friends’ affair at a quaint library away from the city centre. The skies opened up and there was a heavy downpour as the debut author was talking about her newly born baby. The event was quite unlike the showy dos most such events [...]
I spent the mid-week Independence Day holiday on Wednesday, August 15, at a family friend’s new home. It was a small group that gathered for lunch on a relaxed day off. We discussed, amongst other things, the power of imagination. The host’s two-and-a-half-year old daughter, Aditi, recently joined a play home in the neighbourhood. The [...]
Watching the Olympics sporting events over the last few days took me back to my school days when I was a volleyball player.
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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Have we become so apathetic towards the environment that we cut down ancient trees on a whim? Have we become so blasé about the rape of nature that we fine eco-criminals a few thousand for their wanton need to destroy? The brutal felling of a majestic tree in Jubilee Hills is case in point. Rubber-neckers [...]
Phaneesh Murthy, who in corporate joke parlance is starting iDate next, is the alpha male indicator of sexual harassment cases not just in the IT field but also political, film, private and even respectable sectors like education in which it is so rampant. The accusation of Araceli Roiz, iGate head of investor relations against Murthy, [...]
The final kick-off for passion
Tonight the football season will finally come to a close with the Champions League final being played at Wembley stadium. It’s been a tumultuous season for all the wrong reasons. The four big leagues were wrapped up early: Manchester United in the EPL, Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga, Juventus in Serie A and Barcelona in [...]
Earlier this week, I received an email about the Gayatri Mantra being proven to be the most divine and powerful hymn in the world. An American scientist called Dr Howard Steingeril is said to have collected hymns, prayers, mantras and invocations from all over the world and from all religions. He tested these for sound [...]
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