Where is prounouncing Pen stretched to become a pain?
Where in India would someone say Bholuputus (real story) and what does it mean?
Where is Mr. Vishwas and Mr. Biswas one and the same?
Where does one hear the 'd' in Bridge pronounced?
Where might Boss and Bus be pronounced the same way?
Where might people say Mani when then they mean money?
Player instead of pleasure?
In our history of monarchs, Tughlak became famous for quirky decisions which went unchallenged because he was the King! Now Trump seems to be giving him a run for his money.
Making sense used to be one of the benchmarks for administrative decisions- at least ostensibly. But new benchmarks are being set in a so-called Democracy. Is there nobody who can stop him? MAGA is likely to be Make America Grovel Again, looks like..
Well, everyone has an expiry date and so will he.. so what are our options as a common man? Take the R.K. Laxman view, and laugh at his quirky decisions which make zero sense, on the back of whatever America has stood for, all these years.
Luckily, I don't need a visa to go to the U.S... I went in saner times, when Universities weren't persecuted. When it was actually Great!
Went to Chennai for a few days, after quite a while. I used to attend a December conference at Great Lakes Institute for a long time. This ...
