"India is playing today ?" came a voice from behind. That was one big fella (Call him Mr. X) with chubby cheeks, sporting a colorful shirt over a grey T-shirt and fitted with devices all around his head. I saw heads spinning and staring at him instantly. Even the air hostess who was announcing paused.... Continue Reading →

It has been sometime and I wanted to get back to weekly blogging. My initial thought was to work out a theme for the next few weeks so that I can start jotting down and start preparing the drafts. I then decided to write about events, thoughts, insights and things which I have got exposed... Continue Reading →

It was Sunday, October 1st and that evening I was trying to write a blog and it seemed to be becoming very difficult to put my thoughts and ideas together. This is happening after a lot of attempts... I tried to write with a pen, typed on my laptop, then finally I took out my... Continue Reading →

I remember my brother in law raving about the movie Bourne Identity. I didn't know about Matt Damon then . But today when I had seen two movies of Matt Damon ( Oppenheimer and Air), I am tempted to have a go at seeing the Bourne identity series. 6 years ago on this fateful day... Continue Reading →

A song was playing in the car and my wife asked which was this song. That was the moment I was waiting for and said, "That is BTS and this is the World Cup special". My wife, who believes in double validation asked my younger daughter, "Is this BTS"? It was music to my ears... Continue Reading →

I noticed that I had not put out a blog in the month of July. I was wondering what was missing in July. One of my friends asked my wife, " Is Vinod not writing these days?". It seems I was missing in action just like the way tomatoes have vanished from burgers, chaats, and... Continue Reading →

"I have this book, I have not read this book. How is it?" "You still carry books around, I know you from the old days, You and your philosophy!" "It is good that you are carrying a book, what is that book you are reading?" Three different people commented as soon as they saw me... Continue Reading →

It was a Sunday afternoon and I was repeatedly mentioning to my wife that we should see the "2018" movie in the theatre. Thanks to my travel and weekend preoccupations didn't make it. So it was a welcome blessing when I saw "2018" coming on OTT. 2018 (marketed as 2018: Everyone is a Hero) is a 2023... Continue Reading →

One day my younger daughter called me and started describing the things she got from me. She said, "I got your nose and hair ( when you had some)".She then went on to describe how she inherited things from her mother's side. So today as I thought about penning some lines about Dad I started... Continue Reading →

I was lucky that I had the good fortune of being loved and cared for by not one but two grandmothers. Each one was unique. My paternal grandmother was very close to me and she left for her heavenly abode when I was doing my graduation. I remember her for her die-hard determination in raising... Continue Reading →