Itni shanti kyon hai bhai?! Arre yeh hai mehengai ka phataka; jaane kahaan kho gaya diwali ka original dhamaka?!

Leo's Rajnikanth Masala: Rajnikanth swam past the Bermuda Triangle and the Atlantic Ocean disappeared!

Leo's Rajnikanth Masala: Once Rajnikanth was bored at home; he went for an evening walk in space!

Leo's Rajnikanth masala: One Chennai morning, some one challenged Rajni to see how hard he could kick the ball. Rajni said, "Yenna Rascalla, see this, I say", and kicked the ball that went into space, past the black hole and into the future, hurling past the goal keeper, landing straight into the goal post! The match was the World Cup final between India and Brazil that India won, 1-0. The year: 2300 AD!

I am so fortunate to belong to a generation that saw love, trust and commitment over ride over all differences and celebrate a Golden Jubilee of togetherness. A generation that saw clean and pure entertainment in black-and-white when Chitrahaar, Nukkad, Wagle Ki Duniya and Yeh Jo Hai Zindagi ruled Prime Time and bought families together. A generation that played OUTDOOR cricket, hockey and football on a rainy
day. A generation that was untouched by the mall culture and played in lush green gardens or simply rode the BSA SLR on weekend evenings. A generation that experienced all seasons in their full bloom. A generation that took pride in India's win of the 1983 World Cup final, when cricket was a game. A generation that saw rib-tickling comedy films like Golmaal, Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron, Angoor, etc, that were devoid of item songs and double-meaning jokes and innuendos. A generation that heard radio stations do what they were meant to do: play music. A generation that saw the arrival of the computer, yet considered the pen to be mightier than the typed word! A generation that didn't grow up on such complex terms as Gen-X and Gen-Y. My generation: it was as simple as an ABC and 123!

If Muammar Gaddafi would have been captured in India, he would have been remanded to judicial custody for the next 6 months. India, on account of being a tolerant democracy (??), would refuse handing him over to Libyan or NATO authorities. The Prime Minister would make a statement in the Parliament that Mr.Gaddafi would be treated on par with norms laid down in international conventions: the law would take its own course and ONLY if Mr.Gaddafi were to be found guilty of treason (!), the Government would set up a high-powered committee to "consider" handing him over to Libya or NATO. Until then, Mr.Gaddafi would be lodged in a high-security (!) prison with a lawyer to justify mass-killings he undertook, where he would be served biryani. After 25 years, the Supreme Court would release Gaddafi for lack of evidence. Mr.Gaddafi would participate in Big Boss Season 25 and write a book called Main Hoon Ammar Gaddafi. Bolly wood would produce a film titled Gaddafi ki Maafi that would become a Smash Hit! Else where in the world, America would be preparing to over throw a "dictator" in an oil-rich country, whom they embraced and nurtured for decades saying, Oil is not Well!

Weather to remix or hot is the question. Until such time, it's winter in Bombay; sultry and humid with brief spells of rain!

Please remain Mum Taj Mahal. So what, if you're to collapse within 5 years; you will be the FIRST and only wonder to go down under! Why worry Sara Jahaan? Mayawati's 685-crore blunder is out to steal your thunder; Jah, Taj!

O Rama, what's with USA? First, they Sad-damned Iraq on pretext of WMD. Then they created chaos in Afghanistan to go after terror and its beings whom they themselves nurtured once upon a time. And now, USA has turned its attention towards Iran with whom a war seems a likely possibility; not sure whether this is being done to divert attention of the local populace from a probable recession that seems to be spreading its tentacles, slow-yet-steady. Having said that, Iran - which is no Iraq or Afghanistan - might be an extremely dangerous calculation not only for the USA, but for the whole of humanity!

Don't desire an MBA who clears a "very tough" written test with "flying colours"; an (extra)ordinary graduate with common sense and fire-in-the-belly with an urge to achieve-the-unthinkable-can-do-attitude is all I need! Seriously, no greed, only DIRE need for a near-extinct breed!

Why do CAAAR's have extra leg room, comfortable seating space, spacious headroom, cushione armrests etc these days? Simple: to make everyday long distance travel time of minimum 3 hours one-way, say from Dadar to Andheri, very comfortable! Bole toh, aapki khushiyon ki chaabi, shahar ki badhti aabadi aur paise ki barbaadi; itna sab kuch, aur woh bhi aasaan kishton par!

Jo apni desh ki janta ke hoton pe laye Kabhie (?) (Khud)khushi, Hamesha Gham, woh hain apne Pradhan Mantri, Manmohan SinGHAM!

Rates of mithai and pocket ki pitai; (not) Glad bury celebrations. Aise toh sab meetha kho jaaye!

Ramayana's wisdom in the art of Vijayadashmi: Family, Honor, Truth, Love, Devotion, Commitment, Respect, Courage, Valor, Dignity, Patriotism, Statesmanship, Merit and Management. An era truly lived in style once upon a time in India!