The Fridge
(this story was posted on 21 April 2004) I got myself a 235ltr Electrolux-Kelvinator Fridge last night! Here’s a related story. When I was a kid I was bowled over by Fridges; I come from South-India which suffers from an intense tropical climate. I know only hot, hotter and hottest. So, I was a natural […]
Circus Monkeys
The other day, at this get together, we bumped into this family of three: mama, papa, and this noisy, little she-devil. Her folks, as soon as they were introduced to new people, unleashed that little devil on unsuspecting people that were busy making faces and making strange noises as they tried to befriend that little […]
Contontik: The Unsung Technology
This happened about 10 years back. Suren and I were having dinner at grand ma’s. We were slurping up the thick curd that trickled down our fingers in slo-mo. Murali mama entered. With a big ass ‘assembled’ audio system, complete with two monster-sized speakers (two oopars and two tuiters to quote mama.) I was all […]
Turtle Neck
Durga Nagar Colony, Chittoor. The place where I grew up. The hill is called the Turtle Neck (look carefully you’ll know why it is called that). When in high school, we used to trek to the top of the ‘neck’ at least thrice a week. We did find some wildlife there; Monitor Lizards, Rabbits and […]
Adventures of Surendar: Dasara Dossier
You’d know that Dasara is around the corner when Suren, my brother, started collecting empty cigarette packets. I’ll come to that later but for now let’s talk about Dasara celebrations in Chittoor back in the wonder years. A week before the puja celebrations started, they’d start erecting a huge palm leaf structure that’d house the […]
Storython: Running Blind 2
[To know what this is all about check Ravages’s blog.] Continued from Part 1:That is unusual. Who is knocking on my door at this hour? I struggled to my feet and made my way to the door, tapping the floor with my stick. I don’t have to do it but habits die hard you see. […]
The Perfect Love Letter – Concluding Part
This is a long ass post. Don’t complain later that I didn’t warn you. Continued from Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4 I don’t know how I got back home after my weird encounter with Bhel Pathan. I felt a lot better after drinking my mother’s filter coffee and smoking a couple of beedis on the […]
The Perfect Love Letter – 4
Apologies for the delay in bringing the concluding parts of this story to you. If you haven’t read the earlier parts, please do so before you proceed further. I don’t think it matters but I’ll anyway warn you: this is a long ass post. Continued from Part 1Part 2Part 3 It was 31 December and […]
Coming soon…
…the concluding part of The Perfect Love Letter. I have not abandoned the story anonymous. The Perfect Love Letter 1The Perfect Love Letter 2The Perfect Love Letter 3 Stay tuned, baby.
The Perfect Love Letter 3
Story continued from Part 1Part 2 All my plans and efforts went up in smoke. It was a heart-wrenching passage in my life. I roamed about in the wilderness of my forlorn life. I even missed the first day first show of the latest Chiranjeevi release. I let down my hero! Minutes, hours, days, and […]