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Walk and Talk (opens the original)
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Last Sunday, I spent ninety minutes strolling through the lanes of Fort, admiring the colonial buildings and being barbecued by the afternoon sun. Septembers in Mumbai, like Decembers and Januarys, tend to get quite warm. But we did not let the heat dissuade us. There were forty of us, walking, chatting, wiping our brows and clicking pictures of art deco facades. The tour had been organised by Broke Bibliophiles (a book club run by Nirav), and was led by <a href="htt
Snooze Time (opens the original)
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I had just fluffed my pillow and switched on the air conditioner when Simran walked into the room.‘Well, well,’ she said with a smirk, ‘what an unexpected sight in the middle of the day!’I love my wife of course, but there are times when she reminds of me those boils you get in your armpit in the summers. These eruptions, as I’m sure you’d know, are both maddening and incurable; all you can do is grit your teeth and wait for them to leave you alone.‘What do you mean?’ I asked her, my voice as fl
His and Hers (opens the original)
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One of the reasons why a trip to your neighbourhood supermarket trumps online grocery shopping is the delightful discoveries you can make when browsing the shelves. If, for instance, I was not in the habit of visiting our local provision store every other day, I would never have learnt that it stocks Pocari Sweat, which is the best-named energy drink of all time. I first encountered Pocari Sweat in Japan — it was a fixture in the vending machines of Tokyo and Kyoto — and was instantly besotted b
Horror Stories (opens the original)
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Every few weeks, as we heat our dinner in the microwave, Simran and I are confronted with a problem that plagues all modern-day marriages.‘What do you want to watch?’ she asks.‘Oh man, not this again. We finished that last show already? Dammit.’‘Yeah.’‘Should we do a rerun of The Office?’ I suggest, trying to find a pristine patch on my plate to stow the rotis. I hate it when different food items begin to mingle on a dish. Curries and dal go in separate bowls, obviously. But you’d expect a dry a
Outtakes (opens the original)
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Everyone should carry a small notebook when they’re travelling. You should always have it on you and remember to stuff it in your pocket when you’re getting ready in the morning. (It is important to be diligent about this step.) This ensures that when you notice something funny or odd or pleasant, you feel prepared and vindicated. Aha! This was precisely why you ignored your wife’s eye rolls and packed three pens. Now you can jot down some notes while the scene is fresh. But, of course, you don’
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