Author Archives: Zephyr
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose – Fighting for the truth
Remembering Subhash Chandra Bose, the original Bengal Tiger and the architect of the INA (Indian National Army), on his Birth Anniversary today — January 23.
Mama’s Bank Account – “Is Good!”
Mama is resourceful when it comes to finding financial solutions. After all, she had two banks, didn’t she?
Handyman or man handy?
They say that men are not useful around the house and that they can’t do housework. Well, they haven”t met the L&M, then!
Rhapsody in Blue
Blue is the most popular colour in the world among both men and women. No wonder, because its positive aspects far outweigh its negative ones of coldness and depression.
School names, did you say?
What do parents look for when they want to admit their children to a good school?
Water woes
My maids have the biggest complaint against me – I ‘control’ them. Controlling what, you ask? The flow of water, of course! Yes, I am a control freak that way. So much so that I try to be in the kitchen when they wash the vessels. But it is of no use. The tap gushes […]
Remembering my maths teachers
I finally lost my arithmophobia when I began running my home. The humble milkman, grocer and paperwala managed to teach me how to calculate faster than Chacha Choudhary — whose brain works faster than a computer!
The Eloquence of Silence
This silent national anthem is more eloquent than the ones played today in schools, when students stand up – silently.
Where are the ‘Family Doctors?’
The friendly neighbourhood Family Doctor is a fast vanishing breed in times of specialisation and five-star hospital care.
An evening with a ‘Culture Vulture’
I had forgotten that being upper class snobs also makes them rude, as they consider themselves above such civilities.
Children! exercise to score – in exams
Contrary to what children and even parents believe, games and physical exercise of any kind actually aid good academic performance.
Auspicious…inauspicious…good omen…Evil eye
I think the use of a mirror at the entrance of the house is a brilliant idea. When one looks at oneself in the mirror, what emotions can one have except positive ones? What an idea, sirjee!
The Brat’s tribute to the L&M
Here is to the hero of our times, the man who effortlessly navigated through the confusing and confounding times when everything around us was changing. And not just that, he managed to keep us grounded too, giving us an identity when many were going through an identity crisis.
The Cybernag 
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