I’m prepared to give your mom half my properties, if she takes you back, Ammalu’ ‘She will take me back without your giving her a pie. But, what is left with you, if I’m gone?’ ‘Why, my properties?’ ‘What property do you have other than me as all other properties are already transferred in … Read more
Cartoon courtesy Ramki, Chennai. ‘Ammalu what is your problem if me, as an art lover, enjoy the artistic beauty of the straight lines and curves of kolams, while your friends light the Deepavali lamps?’ ‘You are going beyond the curves and bends of kolam drawings. There the problem starts’ ‘Who is that woman … Read more
‘Can you write one line in English, without eight mistakes, Ammalu?’ ‘Mom said it was not necessary. ‘Learn to read’, she said. ‘It will help you to read your husband’s earlier love letters to his girl friends, which you should use as a tool to harass him’ I did that, I used; I won’ … Read more
‘Is it too much to ask, if, as your husband, I expect you to return a small percentage of love which I have given you?’ ‘You love me because, you like me. Your love, in whole, I accept, absorb and it becomes a part of me. There is no question of returning in full or … Read more
‘You see me in your dreams, Ammalu?’ ‘From morning to evening, I see you behind me, wherever I go. Is that not enough?’ ‘You have eyes at your back too, Ammalu?’ ‘I have eyes all over my body. Otherwise, how did I manage all these years to keep you with me and for me?’ … Read more
‘Let us settle this issue once and for all, Ammalu. Is there an element of doubt in a corner of your mind that I’m not all that honest and sincere as I appear to be’ ‘Not in a corner. Is the issue settled once and for all and to your satisfaction?’ “There is a divya … Read more
I My youngest daughter in law Meena Bhaskar’s Boston kolu. ‘For Bommakolu when your friends come, I can go out if you don’t like me to be here, Ammalu’ ‘No need. Be in your library, pretending to read or write, enjoying our chats secretly. But don’t peep into the pooja every five minutes and … Read more
I blamed my wife when my iPad was not getting charged. ‘Change your charger,’ she suggested. ‘I will change my wife,’ I yelled at her. ‘Do that, if you have courage,’ she warned. ‘The iPad is getting charged,’ I said. The iPad is getting charged. Even the iPad charger is afraid of Ammalu! ‘Ammalu, … Read more
‘Let the Sun rise in the West, let the stars rise in the mid noon. I will love you and you alone, Ammalu’ ‘The question is not that. Can you love me and me alone when the sun rises in the East and the stars rise after sunset?’ ‘Ammalu, behave and talk like the wife … Read more
Ammalu, what will be your reaction if you happen to see me dancing with another woman?’ ‘Let me see your action first; then you will see my reaction!’ ————————– There are several similarities between us and Pattu-Pattabhi couple. You agree, Ammalu?’ ‘Yes, Pattu talks sensibly’ ‘Pattabhi and me talk nonsense?’ ‘I don’t know much about … Read more