Random Thoughts & Experiences

Rajesh Patel (name changed) is a professional working in Andhra. He was not all that happy the day he left his family, comprising of his wife & a 5 year old daughter, to his wife's place in Gujarat. His wife was 8 months pregnant. He said that he missed his daughter terribly & to pass another one month without having them by his side seems to be a decade! The following evening, he had alcoholic drinks with his fellow colleagues.  Being a Gujarati, Rajesh was not known for drinking. Also he refrained himself from smoking cigarettes. Now, the point is to drink/smoke or not is everybody's personal preference and I am not representing any personal opinion here. No act is intended to be shown in bad light. Rajesh's wife, Mrs. Geetaben Patel knew that over the years, Rajesh has developed an attraction towards alcoholic drinks and that he consumes the same only if Mrs. Patel allows to. It was occasional & rare thing though. 2-3 times a month.  Like any...

These are days of the Lokpal. What a common man like me understands by this is that the bill is, by someway, going to reduce the corruption. Hope that only happens! Well, this evening I set out to the Nirmal Lifestyles Mall in Mulund, Mumbai. I was passing by the street where this road traffic police had been talking with a car driver (or owner, may be). This young driver, upon the police's asking him his license, went behind the police and handed over a Rs. 100 note to him. The police took it readily and without uttering a word, let the boy go. This, what I saw, is a shocking experience for me for I'd only heard about these things in the past but got to see it for the first time. All I could do within these 5 seconds of act between the boy and the police is to stare them with some kind of weird look that had an expression of both shock and anger. Upon noticing this, the police saw me, put his head down and started to walk towards the police jeep which was standing at a...