2.2 - The Top Ten Rules that Mumbai Taxi-Drivers Follow for Passenger Comfort and Satisfaction Paid Members Public
A funny piece about the black and yellow cabs in Mumbai
2.7 - The Least Polluted City in the World Paid Members Public
Trying to get Mumbai to be less polluted
2.5 - Desis of the World Unite (...or You may Lose Your Netentity) Paid Members Public
Background: This was a satire written in November 1999, during the dot-com boom, where everyone and anyone was blocking domain names and trying to sell them at inflated premiums. It was also a play on the word “desi”, which in the 90s was a common word used to describe Indians
1.2 - Black, White and Various Shades of Brown Paid Members Public
This was a “funny” piece that I had written for Sulekha in November 1999, which was also cross-posted on www.manfrommatunga.com. It was published later in 2001, in Sulekha Select, a compilation of 42 pieces by various authors. I came across a project report written by an executive of
2.10 - Indian Standard Time and Conferences Paid Members Public
Conferences in India rarely stick to time making it difficult for people, especially speakers to schedule their day
2.4 - The Art of Spitting (A PhD Thesis Proposal) Paid Members Public
Background: This was posted in August 1999, as a satire, replicating a scientific research protocol. Originally, I had selected this article for publication in Sulekha Select, but the Sulekha editors thought that “Black, White and Various Shades of Brown” (1.2) was more apt. Click here to subscribe to get
2.3 - The Awards' Scam Paid Members Public
2.3 - The Awards’ Scam Background: This was posted in August 1999. It's been 24 years since and nothing has changed. Please subscribe to receive only the new posts on email "The way to a man's money is through his vanity" Adapted from
1.1 - Biwi No 1 (Or...Khalid Mohamed ko Gusta Kyon Aata Hai) Paid Members Public
Background: This was the first piece I wrote and posted on www.manfrommatunga.com on June 08, 1999. It is arguably the first “Indian” “blog” post. Subsequently in Jan 2011, I put a bunch of these pieces into a book called the Man from Matunga Chronicles. This was one of
