The Random Express

Jalaluddin Mogambo Akbar is not happy with his son, Salim, as contrary to his father’s character, Salim’s personality has no semblance of cruelty. Mogambo is rather peeved to see his hopeless son’s aversion to wine and women as well. Mogambo loses his cool one day when he finds Salim sipping hot milk instead of wine and plainly ignoring the courtesan trying to seduce him, thus insulting her seductive prowess. Mogambo severely admonishes his son and packs him off to Rajputana, to learn a few “manly” lessons from his maternal uncle, Man Singh.

Most married men dread this word, ‘anniversary’. The reason: this word alone has the power to empty their pockets, sometimes even their year’s savings. From expensive sarees to chic jewellery to sometimes expensive holidays, a man has to bear it all for the sake of just one word—anniversary.
Husbands are not born, but made, most often [...]

As I checked my watch, it was quarter past three in the afternoon. “Have I arrived before time?”—I asked the Ahadi soldier standing next to me. He said I was lucky to be allowed entrance to the Diwan-i-Khas, before court time. He stared at my watch for a long time, and asked me what kind [...]

What are the advantages of travelling by a city bus? You get to see and learn a lot about life. Day to day life. You cannot really imagine what newer things your mundane life offers you every day. You also get an insight into the life of a common man, if you are attentive.
The other [...]