‘I am done playing rock, paper, scissors with Dee; sick of cooking and cleaning. The office is where I belong, man”, ranted my niece, for the Nth time. It turned out that what she really missed most was shopping – real and online. And no, online ordering of vegetables and groceries does not count. “Why don’t you browse H&M and Nykaa online? You can even fill the cart. Just skip the last step”, her husband suggested, his little consultancy mind gleeful at the thought of all the saved pennies. Clearly someone doesn’t believe in retail therapy! “Why don’t you play book cricket since you miss ..read more

  “Where are the audience?”, I asked the organiser, also simultaneously wondering if the audience is singular or plural. Certainly singular where classical concerts are concerned. “They must be tuning in as we speak.”, answered the organiser. Did I detect a hint of guilt in his voice? “What do you mean by tuning in? Am I to perform for the empty chairs? It’s so disheartening”, I said. This is what the legendary Kishori ji would have said, I thought. But then she wouldn’t have had this problem ever in her career. “Don’t worry ma’am, we are webcasting the whole show and there are hundreds who w ..read more