‘Ammalu, you love me?’ ‘Why should I, when you don’t love me? ‘ ‘How do you know that I don’t love you?’ ‘If you love me, you wouldn’t have asked that question. You would have taken me to the Chettiar shop and bought a Kanchi silk sari’ ‘Come on. Let us go to Chettiar’ ‘ … Read more
While in USA, I longed to see places, on return to India. Now I’m back but can’t move out as my brother needs me throughout. There is a wedding at Bangalore., next week. I wanted to attend; I can’t. Kalpathy ther is coming. I want to go, but I can’t. But, one desire got fulfilled. … Read more
‘Ammalu, you should remember that due to my holding a high profile post in Government and also due to my personal charisma, it was natural that I had many friends and a few of them happened to belong to the opposite gender. You should also remember that it is quite natural that I remember some … Read more
‘God came in my dream and said that in my last birth, I was a cowherd and you, Ammalu, one of many cows under my control’ ‘God came in my dream too and said that in my next many births, I will be a political speaker and you a mike, standing before me, head bent, … Read more
On behalf of an young friend, I went to see a girl, seeking her hands for him. An absolutely outspoken girl, she was. ‘I’m not spiritual; I won’t change. I go for social drinking. I won’t change. I wear only jeans and T shirt. I won’t change’ ‘Won’t you stink, if you don’t change your … Read more
‘Ammalu, Ammini ceased to be my assistant long ago. You can’t expect her to address me now as ‘Sir’. Why do you frown at her when she calls me ‘SP’, as others do? ‘ ‘She is not calling you the way others do. She is adding ragam, thanam and paalavi to those two alphabets and … Read more
‘Ammalu, for the Navaratri kolu, will your friends come donning six yards or nine yards sari?’ ‘What’s your problem, SP ? Some may be wearing, six yards, some nine yards and some no yards at all! I will warn you in advance so that you can close your eyes when the last category … Read more
Habsiguda life is amazing Ammalu, real fun, you’re missing. She lived in our neighbohood, a pretty fat lady with a pretty long tongue. We met near the Central Park, last evening. ‘Pantalu garu, Namskaramandi’, she greeted me. Pantalu is priest, pandit, scholar,etc. I’m neither and she knows that ‘Namaskaram amma!’ I returned her greetings. ‘Mee … Read more
Chakka Pazham enikkishtam Can’t eat much, bahu kashtam! She gave me just one chola I looked her swarna vala Chola I liked, vala I liked ‘Not both’, she said, ‘take this’ I ate chola and touched her hand I got 10 for chola + bonus for gentle touch 20 = 30 points. She gave a … Read more
Cornering the Kampala diplomat In a corner? No,I see her with him! Only a wife can do that- Cornering and honoring! To four corners of the earth With him, she moves And the soft corner they have for each other Has helped them to turn the corner Not once. She never put him in a … Read more