The man sitting by my side at Hong Kong airport had been eyeing me for some time. Probably in his forties, he wore a grey suit without tie on a lanky frame. His face was rather oriental though with large bulging eyes; skin not light enough to be Chinese and not pink enough to be … Continue reading How Supreme Court foiled my relationship with the Living God.
Category: SPOOF
KHUSHWANT SINGH’S GULLIBLE SARDAR AND A CRAFTY MENON
Sardar Khushwant Singh died last month, on 20th March, just missing his 100th birthday. He would be remembered for his wit and acerbic writing; for his attempts to promote Urdu once again in the Country and sincere efforts to bring Pakistan and India together, in both of which he failed. He was a proud Sikh … Continue reading KHUSHWANT SINGH’S GULLIBLE SARDAR AND A CRAFTY MENON
ON QUININE AND A PRAYER
Medicine with prayer cures; prayer without medicine doesn't. Medicine without prayer also cures, yet prayer is a fix you can't do without.
HOW RAMJI GOT THE BEARD
This is a story of my dull imagination. If you look for and find parallels, the fault is not mine.
Why my Religion is None
"Religion?" was the next question on the hospital admission form. I had come in for an angioplasty on the advice of my good friend and physician, Dr. George Ommen. My family hadn't been told, for I did not want to alarm them. I wrote: None. The hospital clerk, who was watching me fill out the … Continue reading Why my Religion is None
The Powerful and the Street dogs
I heard this story from one of those bearded holy speakers who are on TV channels early in the morning, It goes thus: A Brahmin (in all ancient Indian stories, the characters have to be gods, kings and/or Brahmins, cows and demons in that order. Cows have a place among the VIPs, but the rest … Continue reading The Powerful and the Street dogs