She was a lopsided smile that made the world gaze up in adoration. Those are planets that were her eyes. One bright eye and another dim, like a wink. It'll be another four years before you can see ...

It is a wet day in Bangalore , the day after that stormy Mumbai night. The five-star hotel I'm heading for is swimming in khaki. The high-powered book launch slated for that evening has been called ...

Pedigree matters. For humans and pets alike! Bangalore is no exception. I was pleasantly surprised, therefore, to see stray dogs on leashes last Sunday. ...

Inaugurations take place in this country every day. Buildings, dams, seminars, festivals, cultural programmes... you name it. But seldom does a roof get inaugurated. ...

Homemade jam is not all that nutritious, after all. Monday's Bangalore jam was manufactured by the sons of the soil, but all who dipped their toes into it got paralysed. ...

When you say some part of the city is "central", what exactly do you mean? That it's in the geographical centre? Or "near where I live"? The first may be accurate but the second meaning is more ...

I wasn't doing anything particularly exciting on November 1 so I thought I'd spice up my life. By trying out a new sambar recipe. Before you write me off as a total loser, a word in my defence – ...

"Hey," I cried mid-chat with a friend on the phone, "I can see an unusual butterfly. It's black with pale blue lower wings." A whole week later, I read about an endangered species that was ...

Many say stray dogs are a menace. Everyone says sandalwood thieves are a bigger menace. Why not use one menace to end the other? That seems to be the forest department's bright idea. Whether it works ...

The small dry-cleaning shop opposite our apartments says it also does "darning and dying". I have always wanted to tell the owner that his sign has a missing "e". Now I find that while dyeing is ...

Smoking is the one vice I do not have. I do sympathise if you're an addict, though. The noose around your neck just got tighter. Feeling violent? Don't. Remember Gandhiji. ...

The Singapore Formula One took place on the streets of that country. Imagine one taking place on Bangalore 's roads. Complete with pot-holes. At night. Every car would end up in the spare-parts ...

Hush, now, I'm not being anti-environment. I'm talking of the green stuff that goes into our diet. The veggie prices in Bangalore are driving me up the beanstalk. ...

The job of town crier, which dates back to medieval England, calls for powerful lungs. Peter Taunton's stentorian voice got him the post of town crier of Stafford, U.K. His rousing "Oyez" raised the ...

It was a rare offer. It lasted just four days and Bangaloreans hopped, dived, leapt at the opportunity. They paid a single rupee to use the most expensive bus service in the city. Was it a publicity ...

Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa wants us all to drink milk instead of beer. Hello? Is he living in la-la land? ...

Bangalore was my teenage crush. I saw her through the window of a slow steam train back when I was in high school and fell in puppy love. ...

There's a new blue-and-white Obama sticker on an old, green, steel cupboard in my bedroom. How come? It was handed to me by a little boy at an American expatriate meet last week. ...

There is a dead silence on Bangalore's dance floors. The IT city has been forbidden from dancing or singing. With a 'ban' on live music and dancing imposed upon pubs, the city's fun-lovers find ...

Taj undoubtedly is the best symbol of love, its nothing but a synonym for love. Its no wonder that people flock this wonderful monument. ...