Dear Rebecca Black, 4 Apr 2011 | 10:00 pm

When I was in third grade, Shalini Menon sat to my right. A sweet midget for a girl with buck teeth, she would walk into class every day with her hair doused in enough oil to tempt Iran into digging a...

Untitled 27 Sep 2010 | 11:51 pm

They're Back! 15 Sep 2010 | 07:17 am

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Just what i needed to get back to writing. A visit from Mom and Dad. DAY 1: “Rae, why is there an armchair in the b...

The Indian Octopus 12 Jul 2010 | 07:09 pm

It is true. It exists. And likes samosas. And fries. And frankies. Except on Thursdays.

9:38 F - C.S.T 20 Nov 2009 | 07:40 pm

For those of you who’ve never been in war, suffered from gastroenteritis, been trapped in an old phone booth with four others and for some godforsaken reason decide you want to know what it feels like...

Chronicle of the Mysterious Son's Mother's Death 11 Nov 2009 | 06:28 am

Yes, I have been reading Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes lately. No, I haven’t yet bought a pipe. I always have something to say after I’m back from visiting home. No different this time. If my parents re...

Friday Night 5 Nov 2009 | 07:00 am

Outside my window, it is a Friday night. It’s a deep blue night, with little lit squares in the skyline. From up here, the road is an electric snake, a carnival of cars moving along the stretch in uni...

Build me a Vlilage and Call me a Geek. 30 Jan 2009 | 06:16 pm

It took me ages to come out with it. I am finally ready to confess. I am a geek. But before you judge me, I have to make my stand clear. Out here, in the world of flesh, blood, bank balance, terrace...

Things I Don't Get - II 21 Oct 2008 | 05:36 pm

So I still don’t get too many things. A friend under the influence of much too much cheap wine and The Simpsons’ reruns once told me, “You can either be happy or you can be intelligent.” Apparently, I...

Things I don't get 6 Oct 2008 | 04:48 pm

I'm in a George Costanza meets Stewie Griffin kind of mood. Not 'meet' per say... more like a tip of the hat as you pass by kind of meet. Or like a half smile like your botox is doing nothing for you ...