matter – Doing Jalsa & Showing Jilpa

Shivarathri

February 17, 2015February 18, 201560 Comments

This is yet another true travel story although I suspect the tale might have grown a bit with the telling. Every year, several thousand Indian boys (and girls too, but they are irrelevant to this particular tale) reach a certain milestone, a milestone that they have been planning for practically all their lives. It is … Continue reading Shivarathri

Till United Kingdom Come

October 13, 2014October 13, 201422 Comments

This is a true story, slightly paraphrased for dramatic effect. I have always wondered about the mathematical relationship between shame and courage. As is evident from the graph, every man (and there is a reason I am being gender specific here, a reason that will become more evident as this tale unfolds) has a personal … Continue reading Till United Kingdom Come