Town is Angry!

News of people shooting others during road rage are rampant in India. This is happening in almost all cities like Delhi, Patna, Gaya etc. Someone does not give pass/way to a speeding car, the occupant of the speeding car just shoots dead the driver of the car not giving the pass. The person who shot […]

सुरखाब के पर (Feathers of a golden Pheasant)

सुरखाब के पर (Surkhab Ke Par). We often hear  and use some idioms without understanding their meaning properly. The above Indian (Hindi) idiom falls in that category. The idiom “Does he/she have feathers of Surkhab?” often refers to a person who has lot of airs about him/her or has attitude. Believe you me, I had […]

Guests Then and Now; Digital Age!

Guests in Digital age. When I was young (in 50’s and 60’s) we were thrilled to have guests in our parent’s home. Whenever guests arrived, there was excitement all around, the guests were greeted with a great warmth by hugs and kisses. Our mother would promptly run to the kitchen and bring water and refreshments […]

Radio Telephony Procedure, Humor in Uniform!

Roger Out. In the Radio telephony (Wireless) procedure being followed in the Military, the term ‘Roger’ implies that a message has been received correctly and will be complied with. The following conversation took place between a Company Commander (CC)  a Major and his company second-in -command (2IC) a Captain. CC to 2IC. ” You have […]

Newton’s Law of Motion and Me!

Newton’s Law of Motion and Me! According to Newton’s First law of Motion…. An object at rest will continue to be at rest unless acted upon by an external force. An object in motion continues to be in motion with the same speed and direction unless acted upon by the external force. What does this […]