Bob’s Banter

  • Democracy of Convincing, Not Bulldozers..!
    Its not a ruffian who uttered these strong words, nor a member of a fringe group, but the Deputy Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly, who according to the Times of India said, Kejriwal would be stripped and sent ba
  • Rahul’s Long Walk..!
    As Rahul carries on his long trek through our vast country, theres something happening. This isnt a walk galvanizing people to hate their neighbours as most other recent walks have been.This is a walk, in which
  • Flirting Dangerously With Death..!
    The Maharashtra chief minister proudly announces he was once a autorickshaw driver, thats good,  but I hope hes not flirting with politics as I see rickshaws flirting with death:   It lay smashed
  • Doing Right and Being Wrong..!
    A teacher pointed out a young child to me, Shes good, said the teacher, she knows all the answers but hesitates to put up her hand! Why? I asked bewildered.Shes scared to be wrong! said the teacher.A humor
  • A Ghost Wearing a Helmet..!
    A ghost wearing a helmet, I said watching the eerie figure of a skeleton dancing up and down in front of me. I thought you guys had a thick skull, I never knew ghost wore helmets.If Id only worn one when I was
  • A Hug For Luck..!
    Robert ClementsHe sat in his room, an old man, the pain was killing him, his arthritis was getting worse and as he looked at the faded pictures adorning his walls of children far away, his heart ached. Suddenly
  • A World Without Glasses..!
    On silver sands on a beachfront a pair of reading glasses looked myopically at the sea. They belonged to me. I discovered they were missing only after reaching home. Couldn't find my spare pair either, nor the
  • Curious and Funny Word Origins..!
    For many years I had a weekly column which dealt with the origin of our English words! More often than not, we speak this wonderful language, without really checking from where some of the words originally orig
  • When You Exaggerate, You Lie..!
    ….to stretch the truth is to tell a lie..A man entered a dentists clinic and sat down to have his teeth fixed. I can feel a huge cavity with my tongue, he said. The dentist examined the mans teeth and said, I
  • Say Yes, to No..!
    Something that happens to many writers is to discuss a plot or story line, before theyve written it. The first thing that happens in such a discussion is that you have given the other person leave to shoot down
  • Toughening Foreign Investors..!
    Make in India! We cry zealously from our rooftops and WhatsApp groups as national leaders spend precious time and tax payers money going from country to country wooing their industrialists to open their factori
  • Good People and Tough Times..!
    A butcher is really surprised to see a dog coming inside his shop. He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back, so he goes over to the dog and notices it has a note in its mouth. It reads, Can I have 12 sausa
  • Blah! Blah! Blah..!
    Whats that noise? my wife asked, one holiday, sitting at home.I listened. It was a low far off rumble, and as you listened it grew louder and louder and became increasingly deafening. And then enlightenment cam
  • Hearts On Fire..!
    A few years ago I was asked if Id teach the art of public speaking to some people from an economically poor background. That day, I looked at a motley set of people and as I began to speak my heart sank; they l
  • The God of My Dreams..!
    It was while visiting my old choir friends last month, I remembered this incident many years ago: Sing the solo Bob! the then conductor had asked me. No, I whispered, I just want to sit in the choir pew I
  • Before Your Song Is Over..!
    Over two decades ago I lay on a hospital bed with a near fatal illness. It was an airconditioned from and as soon as everybody left after putting me there, I scrambled onto my bed weakly, opened the windows and
  • Living Longer with Punjabi Samosas..!
    What do I write about? I pondered aloud.Me! said the wife, That Im going to live sixteen months less because I married you!What utter rubbish, I said, your life span will increase with a partner like me!Read th
  • Think Outside the Box..!
    As I watch many startups crumbling, Ive realized quite often they all started with brilliant ideas then fell into the trap of borrowing and pumping in money instead of pumping in ideas as they went along.  
  • A No Nose Car..!
    It was during one of my visits to the village I heard a commotion, Whats happening? I asked as I walked out of my gate and saw Ramesh my neighbour and his old mother dancing on the road.Mothers a crorepati! sho
  • The Joy of Work..!
    If youre waiting for a windfall, you may go to the grave waiting, because fortune favours the man or woman who plods and puts in hard work every day, and that work should become a joy to us, not a drudgery!Will
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