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Comfortably Numb

Sheila Kumar's Storehouse

Feature: The Woman On The Train

It was the long, slow train from Karnataka to Bihar. When we got on, dawn was still breaking, so the moment the attendant got our bedding, all of us made our beds and fell asleep. We were awoken by sibilant hissing. For a moment I wondered if a snake had crept into the A/C compartment. But no, it…

Humour: Chasing Kajol

Note: This was before Ajay Devgn dropped the `a` in his surname. Chasing Kajol It happened when I was living in the Nilgiris. I got a call from the local correspondent for a national daily. “Ajay Devgan and Kajol are setting up camp for a shoot in Ooty,” he said. I was working for Femina,…

Humour: Jungle Tales

Jungle Tales What people call a forest resort, SHEILA KUMAR calls home. And it’s not always roseate dawns and birdsong, she reports wryly. Okay, let me play fair. I started out mentioning roseate dawns and birdsong…I get both, in plenty. The twilight zones here are something Van Gogh and Gaugin would have loved: dramatic washes…

Humour: Moving pictures

Moving pictures! Watching a film in a small-town theatre is a larger-than-life experience as Sheila Kumar discovers Denizens of Bangalore, rejoice. Rejoice that when you go to catch the latest Arnie or Keanu-as-Neo hijinks on the big screen, it’s just another evening out. One replete with convivial company, honey-glazed popcorn, a cola if you are…

Humour: The Great Indian ET

The Indian ET The Indian traveler is no longer an arriviste… he has arrived! Sheila Kumar delves into the psyche of this peripatetic tribal. Who is he? He is The Great Indian Traveller, more popularly known by his other name, ET. ET stands for Enthusiastic Tourist. The ET should not be confused with the OIA,…

Humour: The Red Dragon

The Red Dragon It was getting to be dark, we were tired but there were no B & Bs to be had in all of Bath. So we drove on towards Bristol, till we came to this farm…

Humour: Confusion confounded

Confusion confounded SHEILA KUMAR lets you take a glimpse into her convoluted mental process. Like Martin Luther King, I, too, have a dream. My dream is not a lofty one; it is to walk into a soiree crowded with the finest minds around. And then, to partake of discourse on matters both profound and…

Humour: Chip off the old block

Chip off the old block She was all of four, pint-sized with a mind of her own, firm opinions and a definite world view. Academics were not to her liking; she saw no need, relevance or utility in study. And so, every day after her school session, she would return all perky, and announce, ‘’I…

Humour: Coffee talk

Coffee Talk Over the years, I have come to meet some interesting people in Bangalore`s coffee houses. some of these people are celebs, others quasi-celebs and still others, confirmed eccentrics. I have come away feeling quite enriched…

Humour: In the pyramid

In the Pyramid Suddenly, the Pyramid was all the rage in the organisation. That was but natural since it was the General Manager’s wife who had introduced the concept to the place. Everywhere I went, I heard raves about the Pyramid. “But what exactly is the Pyramid?” I queried, and was met with blank looks,…