A series of short stories revolving around characters based on my friends.
The long and arduous rainfall brought much-needed relief in terms of heat to the denizens of Bangalore, with the sweet smelling soil occupying the role of an additional benefit. Students at school bore thick jackets to weather the cold, with the braver sporting thin cardigans. The rain was welcomed by all the teachers too, for […]
It is said that hope dies last, like the final flourish in an exquisite dance performance. However, in our case, hope died a few times. First, it died when Yuvraj Singh was declared out, as a result, of an exemplary bit of bowling. Then, post a brief resurrection, it died when Jadeja played as though India […]
There’s just something about an India-Pakistan showdown, especially in the finals of a major tournament. Something inexplicable. Captivating. Spell-Binding. For the entirety of the 2 innings, people who make it a regular chore to litter the road and dump their garbage outside their neighbour’s house, don on an Indian Jersey, park themselves in front of […]
The sweet smell of ‘pav bhaji’ filled our noses to no avail. No mouth-watering. No fights over the quantity of food. Just four expressionless kids with sullen faces, sitting in a circle. On another day the food would have been long gone, devoured by the said children like a pack of wild dogs who finally […]
“Please excuse my singing this morning, I have not done my throat warming up exercises, still I cannot deprive you of my wonderful voice”, Rahul made known to the rest of us. Misinterpreting the groans that followed, he urged us to patiently wait as his imminent cacophony was poised to penetrate our innocent eardrums. Rahul […]
This is to inform my readers of a series which I am to commence starting Tuesday – 6th June. It revolves around a group of friends, based heavily on my own, and their comical endeavours. Each article will be a short story in itself describing such adventures, with the first few articles serving as a […]
