Chavvy – move on

Chavvy alias Chandra Vadhanam had lost her husband two days ago. Her husband, Beejay alias Babu Janardhanan had a high BP that day and suffered a severe stroke. Bringing himself, and the entire family to a comatose state. Delays in a decision with vested interests of the insurance company, had wasted yet another life. Precisely,

My Company

When I was a baby And days were more snoozy; The table fan and the light above Gave my nights a company.   Forgetting they were long-lost For years and months far apart, When families got-together Elders bragged about each other When my parents gave up their snorts My cousins became company of sorts.  

Sherkhan Says

“Sherkhan Says” is a regular column in Bharat Today (BT), a daily which has risen from the ashes after it started publishing this column regularly. One of the Directors of BT was clearly heard saying “I was planning to quit, just then the tide had turned in favour”. Responding, another Director said, “me too, decided

ஒண்ணு தறுதல இன்னொண்ணு தாந்தோணி !

எட்டுக்கு பத்தாக ஒண்டு குடித்தனத்தில் கூலிக்கு வேல செஞ்சி குடும்பத்த கொண்டுவந்தேன் பெத்தது ரெண்டும் பையன்களாப் போக செலவு மிச்சமுண்ணு சந்தோஷப்பட்டுட்டேன் வேளை வந்ததும் வெளிச்சம் வந்தது தப்பா கணக்கு நான் போட்டுட்டேன் நான் வளர்த்த விதம் சரியில்லே .. ஒண்ணு தறுதல இன்னொண்ணு தாந்தோணி ! புள்ளைங்கள கரைச்சி கொட்டரியே, நீ அப்பனா ? நீ என்ன பெருசா கிழிச்சிட்டே, சுப்பனா ? நான் கண்டிக்கும்போதெல்லாம், என்னை தண்டிப்பா பாரு சோத்துல தண்ணிய ஊத்துறதும், குழம்புல

Cheer-Haran*

Shobha was in her mid forties. Slim – but not frail. Fair – reasonably. Her face had very few signs of her age, but a lot indicated her dashing beauty of until a recent past. Few grey hairs made her look more graceful than otherwise. She made conscious efforts to avoid facials and make-ups. Had

White Swan : The Goodness Game

The Concept The Black Swan is a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on the impact of highly improbable. One interpretation is that we make more loud noises on the highly improbable negative events but make lesser or no claims on the highly probable and abundant positive events. Kindness – amongst fellow human beings – being

Pick it up Dude

Hey, pick it up Dude Without a hiccup, cool. You sing the Brand, For us, like the Bard. Most wanted, that you’re Customer is God, beware. Your job makes us better, Earns our bread and butter. On this, you make a living We live on what you bring. Be it only the Sale Or going

Depression in Children

Badly devised games are affecting our children, without any loss of time it must be curbed immediately. We do have a bigger issue that our children are facing in Schools, Corporal Punishment. This is more prevalent than we think. How depressing and how much it is playing with their psyche needs serious thought and