Has always been a classic, so I will reproduce it as I got it. The I in the story is not me, but a professor…here goes Some time ago I received a call from a colleague, who asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer…
The Barometer & lateral thinking
Has always been a classic, so I will reproduce it as I got it. The I in the story is not me, but a professor…here goes Some time ago I received a call from a colleague, who asked if I would be the referee on the grading of an examination question. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer…
"I wish some Indians would win high military distinction in this war. It would help to build a bridge between the English and the Indians." Whenever I passed the Baker Street tube station in London, it was the thought of Sherlock Holmes that sprang to my mind. Until I read about the WWII -…
Years ago, I learned how to drive a tractor. We had one of the few tractors in Pallavur then. The first to come was a greenish coloured Russian tractor, followed by a spanking new red ‘International’ machine. The village was slowly weaning away from bullock powered tilling and had started to entrus…
JY dared me ‘well, if you wish, you could try it, trust me, the taste is good’. But I was not so sure anymore. Bondaegi, up close and personal smelled awful. I have been to Seoul a few times in the 90’s. Seoul is a great city, real big, with millions of people teeming about, hustling & bustling …
This is another of those great pieces that originated from an unknown author somewhere, someplace...
Cliff Richard, Englebert Humperdink, Freddie Mercury and Norah Jones - Each a big name, conjuring up great music, amassing fans and making a name for themselves – What connection did they have with India? I decided to investigate Englebert Humperdinck – Born in Madras 1936 as Arnold George Dorsey to …
