I first read The Day of the Jackal when I was in college. Then I read it when I got my first job. I read the book again and again, in my thirties, forties, and now again, a couple of years back. I read the Dogs of War too. More than once. There can’t be better treatise on how

I did an upper GI endoscopy on a mathematics teacher today. Immediately after the procedure, he retaliated by asking me to describe the Pythagoras Theorem.

A very balanced analysis of the Air India Flight 171 crash from someone who’d know a thing or two about aircrafts. reddit.com/r/aircrashinve…

Cowards who ask me questions on DM about how I am qualified to say anything about Aviation or any air accident/ incident or #AI171, ask me on my TL, I will answer. With 30 years of flying experience and having flown 16 different types of flying machines between military and civil

The young lad who recorded the plane crash video should have been rewarded for his presence of mind and for capturing an invaluable piece of intellectual property. Instead, he is being hounded to the extent that he may be too scared to use a phone camera ever again in his life.

In India, whenever a tragedy happens, it’s all too easy to blame the frontline, like pilot error, doctor error, army error etc. The TRP hungry media blows it out of proportion, the public hungrily consumes that and the world moves on. But we never hear the terms politician

To all Wordle lovers out there.. who else can boast of a 100 day streak?

I was mocked and pilloried for stating my opinion that the AI 171 crash might have had something to do with weight issues. Now today Gaurav Taneja aka Gaurav Taneja also airs the same suspicion.

There comes a time in life when you’re happiest when you are all alone. Just you, your time, your books, your drink, your passion. You quietly pardon everyone, let go of past wrongs, and move on. That’s modern day nirvana. It’s a heavenly feeling.

What an idiot! That 1300 rupees is for ensuring your kid doesn’t die of septicaemia, tetanus or cardiac arrhythmia, because that’s what’s likely to happen if you get ear wax removed by a roadside quack for 50 bucks. Check the internet for complications related to ear wax removal.

Every Air India flight being cancelled these days for ‘technical issues’ was likely a potential crash waiting to happen. That’s the level of indifference and incompetence that defines airline operations in India today.

Scrolling YouTube, Reddit, X. Thinking of an ideal lunch - salads, chicken breast, sautéed broccoli, tender mushrooms, side of a bit of pasta, spinach cucumber watermelon juice. Plate before me - roti, tinde ki subzi, daal, pyaz mirchi. Ah! Lovely.

It's painful to let go and move on, but you have to. For the sake of your own sanity.

If you are a man, the greatest war that you have to endure is the one between those who gave birth to you and the one who gave birth to your offspring.

How do you deal with a parent whose behaviour defies reason and exceeds the bounds of wisdom?

I’m wary of people who are inordinately upright. Or those who are too righteous for comfort.

The eternal truth that dawns after spending five decades on this earth is that life’s challenges never really end. It’s entirely up to you to either face them and find moments of joy along the way, or let them pile up until they crush your spirit and pin you down.