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On the road: I found my people at 6 am
June 6, 2026, 7:48 AM IST
If the proliferation of long-distance running events across India is any indication, the phenomenon is here to stay. But to view it merely as a fitness trend, is to miss something larger. Running has evolved…
June 6, 2026, 7:48 AM IST
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Food (only) for thought: At airports, our cravings worsen with the prices
April 6, 2026, 7:43 AM IST
Of all the disappointments in life, nothing is bigger than being told by a polite airport lounge staffer, that your credit card is no longer eligible for complimentary food. He doesn’t have to be discourteous…
April 6, 2026, 7:43 AM IST
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Cyclist uncle
December 1, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Bildungsroman of a man pedalling for likes It takes roughly six months for the amateur cyclist uncle to resemble an AI version of himself, from the day he sheds inhibition to indulge in what he…
December 1, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Silent baraati
September 29, 2025, 7:19 AM IST
He’s in the driver’s seat but in control of nothing. Few tasks are more exacting than being the driver of a vehicle carrying the groom to the venue of a destination wedding. It’s hardly 100m…
September 29, 2025, 7:19 AM IST
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Menu manipulators
June 2, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
Skilled in getting what’s on the menu, off the table The most dreaded moment for the tight-fisted when throwing a party does not come when the bill arrives but when the menu is offered. Ignoring…
June 2, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Pani puri protocol
February 24, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
What’s gender got to do with it? Plenty You don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to decode why pani puri aka golgappa tastes so delectable at roadside stalls but not fancy restaurants; even Dr Watson…
February 24, 2025, 5:00 AM IST
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Bride’s man
December 16, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
How the wedding photographer calls the shots A photograph is worth a thousand words but a still photographer is worth a volume on a wedding assignment. It’s difficult to say with conviction who’s more powerful:…
December 16, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Vegetable & ego
November 26, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Vendor knows onions and quotients better than you Avoid vegetable markets if you take yourself and your college degrees too seriously. Or risk returning home not just with cabbage and bhindi but also a bruised…
November 26, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Have bathroom, will sing
November 6, 2024, 6:50 AM IST
It’s rare to find people who love the sound of their voice when they hear it recorded for the first time. For bathroom singers, it’s no less than a painful epiphany. Their whole world comes…
November 6, 2024, 6:50 AM IST
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Have bathroom, will sing
November 5, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
One man’s melody is another man’s malady It’s rare to find people who love the sound of their voice when they hear it recorded for the first time. For bathroom singers, it’s no less than…
November 5, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Not maid for each other
September 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
Man of the house and mop on the floor Years after WFH became common currency, many saabs are still struggling to redeem themselves in the eyes of the maids. Before the pandemic, the maids were…
September 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Overhear everywhere
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
On the pros & cons of the craft of eavesdropping Not all tempting things in life are illegal or expensive. They are just out of earshot, say those for whom eavesdropping is second nature. One…
July 30, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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Many happy returns
July 15, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
If the shoe doesn’t fit, delivery boy does a revisit Many more delivery boys ring your bell than friends and relatives. One moment they appear framed just outside the doorway, the next you see them…
July 15, 2024, 5:00 AM IST
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It’s hair-razing: Man’s trial by woman’s shampoo and conditioner
June 24, 2024, 12:13 AM IST
Most men of a certain vintage can’t tell a shampoo from a conditioner. They are clueless about what goes first. They occasionally take a sly look at the colourful bottles stacked on bathroom shelves in…
June 24, 2024, 12:13 AM IST
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Take a step backward
June 3, 2024, 4:20 AM IST
Retro-walking is a fad. It’s also unnerving Taking a step back is equal to putting one’s best foot forward. Or so insist, those walking backwards, especially in a park full of people. It’s not exactly…
June 3, 2024, 4:20 AM IST
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