As Nasri’s strike hit the back of the net at the Etihad stadium, you could hear the loud groans and swearing of United fans across the world! Those doubts that swirled around every United fan’s head when Moyes was announced as the replacement for Sir Alex, surfaced yet again. Will...
Read MoreBajaj Quadricycle: The quest for 4 wheel supremacy Bajaj auto, the venerable 2 wheeler / 3 wheeler giant, unveiled in January 2012 an inexpensive, rear-engined, four-passenger quadricycle – RE 60. It was the first four-wheeler manufactured by Bajaj Auto, which was initially perceived to be a challenge to the positioning...
Read MoreOur friendship stemmed particularly from our common distaste for milk. I was throwing away milk as a matter of fact into the drain-pipe when I saw that it was being pushed back. Peering in I saw that it was the resident rat that was sweeping it back with his brows...
Read MoreHe sits right across me, and solemnly stares at his system all the time. I need to know what he finds so interesting in that wretched thing. He is the BDM at my workplace , standing tall, stylish, with typical south Indiannish looks. Did I mention I’m kind of little...
Read MoreDo you have 5 female best friends and 10 rakhie sisters, then this blogpost is perfect for you. Neither am I a loveguru nor a hunk who has 10 girls following him, but a simple guy who has been victim of BGBFB syndrome i.e Being a Girl Best friend or...
Read MoreRecall the last time you saw a woman teased by men. A nudge intended on her chest in a crowd or bus, lewd stare till she feels uncomfortable,a whistle or humming a song, those cheap comments and gestures when she goes to school. Your answer will stroll around an hour...
Read MoreImagine some 14 feet tall alien creatures living with us on the same planet celebrating a festival by throwing sharp knives and forks while normal humans walk around. Or by throwing bombs that exceed our noise-bearing capacity and mixing chemicals in our public water sources. Life threatening? This is how...
Read MoreEveryone ought to face embarrassment once in a while. Even I did face one when I was in my X std. I was half as lethargic in school compared to now. I used to bunk the drill exercises most of the time and on one occasion the school management organised...
Read MoreSummer holidays were extremely special for me (just like for everyone else!) They usually meant eating like a glutton, feasting on succulent mangoes, afternoon siestas under the groaning fan and uninterrupted TV sessions. However there is one memory that is extra special for me and still brings a smile on...
Read MoreFor the last 16 months I am living here and spending time with you (inside you). Frankly, I have never treated you with respect which one should give to one’s abode. For you, I had always used the word ‘room’ not even used a more respectable word like ‘flat’ referring...
Read MoreContinued From… We lost count of the drinks. We tried to make castles from the cigarette buds, lying inside and around the ashtray. Our drinks had begun to taste like water but we drank like thirsty travelers in a desert caravan. She told me not to smoke through a filter...
Read MoreIndia being the largest democratic nation in the world registered a voter poll percentage of less than 60% in the last parliamentary elections and it was worse during the earlier elections. The prime factors behind such a dismal voting percentage over years vary from irresponsible governments to arcane registration procedures....
Read MoreI don’t have a very good sense of fashion. Shopping for clothes can be a very stressing excericse for me. But one thing that I am really proud of is the fact that I shifted to Jockey! The moment I tried one I knew I was part of the community...
Read MoreIt was a normal weekend until Twitter started signalling (like the harbinger of so much these days) of some activity. Soon, the social site was flooded with tweets of mockery, shame and disgust for one of the two teams from North West England fighting it out on a football pitch....
Read MoreSomebody said: “God can’t be everywhere that’s why he made parents.” Everyday, every hour, every moment from the time we are born, our parents begin their sacrifices for us, whether it is loosing a night’s sleep or letting go of their dreams to fulfill ours. Be it curtailing their monetary...
Read MoreDeath, be not proud though some have called thee – one of poet John Donne’s best work made only ‘literature’ sense when in school. The efforts lay in understanding the meter of the poem and possibly memorising it for elocution class. The realisation that this metaphysical poet was obsessed with...
Read MoreOver the past few years the number of seats available in the prestigious IIMs has gone up drastically mainly due to the setting up of 6-7 new IIMs. But how do the alumni from the older IIMs feel about these new campuses being set up, especially when it comes to...
Read MoreTo be fair to the lead actor Shahid Kapur, he is trying hard enough to seem his whole career depends on this film. At the end of it, he even lists for the audience all the things he’s done in the movie: basically fought with the villain, danced with the...
Read MoreTraditional educational systems often kill the creativity required to succeed in the world that our children will inherit. It is rare to find people who truly enjoy and also excel in their work. These are people who are in their “element” everyday. The element is the spot where your talent...
Read MoreOur world is always ticking with events, some which matter to us directly and some not. PaGaLGuY Channels is a platform for writing opinions, blogs, ideas and experiences about things that matter to you. Here’s a daily idea hit list. You can pick anyone of these and submit your take...
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