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I'm curious about strangers and acquaintances beyond a certain permissible extent. That's the thought leading into my next project. |
I'm not sure if I've arrived at the second phase of my career or whether I'm only perambulating on its mezzanine floor. |
A government can be judged by what it did, what it undid, and what it did not do. |
Wedding Season: It's like celebrating Diwali, Eid, and Christmas all in the same month and sitting up to do the dishes. |
A ladder is a poor metaphor for ambition because the steps are equidistant and predictable. |
There are no naked women in India. I saw one in Varanasi long ago but she must have died by now. |
The fundamentalists of our economy are strong. |
Forget Superbowl. The US elections is the real World Series. |
I have no patience to read that magazine because the only articles of any relevance to me are the ones I've written. |
Global economies are an avatar of Nature itself. Recessions and tsunamis are correctional forces sent to treat man's excesses. |
Chennai Diary: Between birth and death, there is no holiday for learning, but try telling that to fans of Saraswati puja. |
Whose fault? It's Lehman's Fuld. |
In the process of outsmarting each other, the champions cancel out each other's intelligence. This paves the way for the underdog. |
Don't you just hate it when managers act like such... subordinates? |
There are two classes of real-estate dealers--those who think in persquarefoot and those who think in persquarefeet. |
When learning to fly, plan safe landings before attempting smooth takeoffs. |
The longest word is some lung disease, and I'd walk out of any quiz that expects me to possess such knowledge that is by no means general. |
The effect of betelnut is nothing compared to what life-long exposure to Malayalam can do to the tongue and brain. |
She's like a freshly white-washed wall, not very interesting but full of possibilities. |
If I'm not working 30 days a month, it must be February. |