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The natural smell of a baby’s skin, Polo for men and Elizabeth Arden’s 5th Avenue for women. The earthy smell after the first rain showers… amazing! Food smells — frying garlic, frying onions, the smell of any of my favorite foods, citrus smells, vanilla, cookies baking… The heady aromas of…

Some of my blogger friends feel that I indulge in male bashing :), which is, of course, completely untrue.  This post of mine tries to bring forth the agony which men face due to the draconian Domestic Violence Act of 2005. Hailed at that time as landmark by women’s organization,…

CWG goof ups This link shows how competent the Organizing Committee members of the Commonwealth games are in springing excuses. But, Mr. Lalit Bhanot takes the entire bakery. At 0.58, sec time in the clip, you can find his bizarre comment about standards. Why do these people talk when they…

After a long time, I want to write reviews of two refreshing movies I watched lately — Tere Bin Laden and Peepli (Live).  Tere Bin Laden’s story is based in Pakistan and is a great piece of humor and satire about how this young, handsome 🙂 reporter Ali (Pakistani singer…

 5th September is a date we all remember in India. It is celebrated as Teachers’ Day here. And, each of us has fond memories of some teacher or the other from our school or college days. Teaching is a noble profession, and teachers are gurus, equivalent to parents. But, all…

Despite the deep disillusionment which has set in with regards to corrupt practices in sports, it was sickening to watch the sting operation done by a British tabloid on the Pakistani players. It is a most implicating evidence, and I do not know how these players had the guts to…

Last morning was hilarious. We got back from Hyderabad, and I wanted to rush the kids to school. After getting them ready, Gurdev left to drop them to school. I was busy around the house when I noticed that Gautam’s schoolbag was left behind. I also saw that Gurdev, my…

Recently this case has been hogging all headlines in Bangalore http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Techies-wife-murdered-in-JP-Nagar/articleshow/6290478.cms The lady, it turned out was brutally murdered by her husband. And, apparently he had been planning it for many months. This was a well-educated couple, and the husband was an employee of Infosys. It is shocking to the…