When the moon is close to the horizon, it appears larger than it actually is. This is known as the Moon Illusion.There is a similar trick that our eyes play when we look at our faces in the mirror. Who is that handsome man staring back at me, they seem to say. That hair, the …
When I went to school, my mother used to pack me a lunch. Two rotis and some vegetable curry packed into a steel tiffin box with 2 compartments to prevent the curry from making the rotis soggy. Although Anjum and my kids will find it hard to believe, at that time I wasn’t much of …
Derrick placed the ball on the penalty spot and took three measured steps back. The goal keeper with his six foot two inch, eighty kg frame looked huge in the goal, like a wall stretching from one end to the other. The boisterous crowd that had been shouting for the better part of ninety minutes …
My daughter asked me if I had checked out her Christmas Wish List on Amazon. We don’t celebrate Christmas, I said. Yes, we do, she said. No we don’t I shouted back. And a few minutes later I was clicking through the list getting stuff she doesn’t need that I know I shouldn’t buy. Poor …
For years I had always been the skinny guy, with sinewy arms and chicken legs, with every rib clearly visible and a butt, that one of my aunts had claimed loudly during a party, did not exist. But what I did have, was a washboard stomach, six pack and all. And then somewhere in my …
Jan 2023Bluebird, Bluebird – Attica LockeA murder mystery with racial undertones set in Texas. A black Texas Ranger investigates the death of a black lawyer from Chicago in a small town in Texas. Lots of twists and turns and a wonderful set of characters to keep you interested. February 2023Artemis – Andy WeirA mystery set …
Ambedkar loosened his tie, took off his suit jacket and wiped the sweat dripping from his forehead with an already drenched handkerchief.“This heat, is stifling me. I need some fresh air,” he said, as he stepped out in to the verandah.. Nestled amongst the tall, tropical trees and overlooking the Arabian Sea, Jinnah’s Malabar Hill …
It was an evening like any other. The sun hadn’t set yet, but there was a slight chill in the air. The large Gulmohar and Mango trees that lined the Birla House swayed gently in the breeze. A crowd of people waited quietly and patiently by the lawn next to the house. The prayer meeting …
“Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny. Now the time has come when we shall redeem our pledge – not wholly or in full measure – but very substantially. At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.” It wasn’t till earlier that afternoon …
The hotel room was modest with two queen beds separated by a built-in nightstand, a small desk in the far corner and a cushioned chair next to it. The only noise in the room, a gentle hum, came from the AC unit near the ceiling. The large flat screen television with its volume muted lit …