I believe in saying our thank-yous. Many of my friends and colleagues find it rather peculiar when I say ‘thank you’ to waiters, shop assistants, auto rickshaw drivers and just about any one who does me a service. One of them asked me why I would thank someone for a…
You know how that one goes, don’t you? I had one of those mandatory things yesterday – part of the growing old process – a birthday. Don’t start asking me how old I am – age is a number, and mine is unlisted! (I wish I had made that…
As much as we might protest about the Americanization of our culture, Friendship Day seems well and here to stay in India. Yesterday, I was surprised to see the kind of people buying friendship bands – there were young children, teenagers and very surprisingly some very simple looking middle-aged ladies…