Be gentle! whispered his boss.The policeman looked puzzled. With whom, sir?The protesters!Ah, said the policeman, adjusting his baton. Special instructions!And there, dear reader, lies the problem. Why should g
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Bob’s Banter
Restrained, Detained, Contained! I read aloud, admiring the newspaper headline.Rats? asked my neighbour.Young protesters!Oh, he said. For a moment I thought the municipal pest control department had finally ach
Todays inconvenience, tomorrows comfort! announced the board beside a road that had apparently resigned from being a road.How reassuring, I told the gentleman standing beside me.He was trying to retrieve his sh
Wanted, I announced, brave Indians for immediate placement at strategic locations!Security guards? asked my neighbour.Heroes!For a film? My nephew has six packs and no expressions.The nation is rightly proud of
Wait! I tell the groom as he prepares to carry his bride across the threshold.He freezes. His bride looks worried. Somewhere behind them, an uncle stops chewing, convinced somebody has discovered an unpaid wedd
Wonderful news! said the gentleman. I have finished my book!Congratulations! I said. What happens in chapter two?The same thing as chapter one, but explained more thoroughly.I imagined a train leaving Bombay Ce
Cant you see Im suffering? we shout at the person who has brought us a glass of water.The person can certainly see it. After that outburst, they are suffering too.I have often noticed how some believers acquire
Congratulations, sir! said the secretary, entering the sports officials room.Another gold?No, sir. Another baby. We are maintaining our population lead!The official leaned back on his enormous couch. Excellent!
Where is your appointment letter?I imagine asking that question of anyone who announces he is killing people on Gods behalf.Appointment letter? he asks.Yes. Signed by the Almighty. Authorising you to murder His
When videos surfaced showing groups of men harassing women in Bihars Samastipur and Jamui, the words that police are checking the authenticity of the video caught my attention. Immediately, I imagined a police
Halfway through a dip in the sea, I once swallowed a mouthful of seawater and announced that the sea was against me.A friend swimming beside me said, The sea has never heard of you, Bob. Keep swimming.He had a
When I heard that the bank strike had been called off, I wondered what would have happened if it had gone ahead.I havent visited my bank in months. But, it visits me several times a day, usually to announce tha
Yesterday, as my car passed a liquor shop near Fort in Bombay, a notice in bold letters caught my eye: ONLY THOSE ABOVE 25 MAY BUY LIQUOR.I laughed. At eighteen, a youngster may help change the government. But
Who lives in that room? I asked my friend.Nobody, he said.Then why do you keep talking to him?My friend looked puzzled. But throughout lunch, he had spoken of a man who had hurt him years ago. He remembered the
Sir, our newspaper has never been fuller, said the editor proudly.The owner looked pleased. What have we put on the front page?A full page advertisement for luxury apartments.And the second?A car advertisement.
They have put something in the school food.The message reached a mother while her son was still in class. It showed a photograph of a child in hospital and claimed that the school cook had deliberately poisoned
Sir, are you singing?The question came from a man standing beside me at an imaginary government function. He had a programme in one hand and a notebook in the other.I am listening, I whispered.You have to sing,
There is an epidemic spreading through our country.Young people are taking their own lives after examination failures, disciplinary action, broken relationships, workplace pressure and other setbacks.Each death
A ruling party spokesman has suggested that Rahul Gandhi should consider becoming a stand up comedian.I am sure it was meant as an insult.But it may have accidentally become the finest compliment the party has
A young student at IIT Bombay reportedly carried his mobile phone into an examination hall, photographed the question paper and uploaded it to an artificial intelligence platform for answers.The professor notic
