Me a sinner

Dear Customer I have sinned. Not once but many times. This was during my Avatar as a restaurant guy. My sin is similar to what lot of people do in that domain but it still is a sin. Haven’t you ever ordered food from a restaurant and waited for food at home. You get hungry … [Read more…]

Poem: Ek Ashq

Ek ashq aankhon se nikalta hai, Aur dil main utar jaata hai Waqt ki karwatein badalte hi, Har oor bikhar jaata hai Zindagi ki kadwahat, Aur safar ki gard ko Dhote dhote hi, Na jane kitna waqt guzar jaata hai Sambhalo chaahein jitna, ashqon ko palkon ke tale Jab sailab umadta hai, to had se … [Read more…]

Recipe: Achari Vegetable Rice

You can make this with leftover rice also. It will transform your rice to a yummy dish which you can even serve to your guests. If your guests figure out that this was made using left over rice, the lunch is on me.   So take a little bit of oil/ghee in a pan. Add … [Read more…]

Recepie – Bun Butter Congress

This is Namma Bengaluru stuff, mind it. If you are a Bangalorean, you obviously know what Congress Peanuts are. The red spicy peanuts which you get at every bakery shop across the city. If you are not lucky enough to be a Bangalorean. Here is an easy way to make it. Take split peanuts without … [Read more…]

I wish time had a pause button – The story of Pune BBG meetup

It happens and happened to me two times on 15th Oct, 2011. Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahavidyalaya was where music lovers from different parts of the country gathered to celebrate our love for music. I figured out why Pune is called cultural capital of Maharashtra. Music lovers descended in large numbers for the BBG meetup.   … [Read more…]

Jaggu Dada Memories

20 years gone by. It must be month of October in B Top in Hall 2 at IIT Kanpur in 1991. Harmless looking Amit Jain landed in my room. I know you won’t recognize that name. Nobody called him by that name. Even he might have forgotten it during college days. But then to protect … [Read more…]

Changing my relegion

I know it worked if you have come here. Learnt this trick from a friend. A catchy subject line ensures that you do read rest of the stuff. Anyway I never had a religion so no chances of changing it. I lost my religion long time back when I went through religious texts of almost all religions. Anyway that is not the … [Read more…]

एकाकी मन के विस्तृत पटल पे

एकाकी मन के विस्तृत पटल पे स्मृति की रेखाएं इंगित हैं कुछ इतनी सूक्ष्म कि प्रतीत भी नहीं होंती कुछ इतनी गहरी कि नींव को भी विधवंसित कर दें एकाकी मन के विस्तृत पटल पे… इन रेखाओं मैं छुपे हैं अनगिनत क्षण प्रसन्नता के उन्मुक्त उल्लास के गहन पीड़ा के टूटे हुए विश्वास के कुछ … [Read more…]

Short Play: Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

Sutradhar: Bahut dinon pahle ki baat hai. Kisi door desh main ek raja aur ek rani rahte the. Unki ek sundar si rajkumari thi. Mujhe pata that aapko ye kahani already maloom hai isliye aaj jo hum presnt kar rahe hain wo kahani hamari aur aapki zindagi ke bare main hai. Aur jis zindagi ki … [Read more…]