6.3 - It Happens Only in Mumbai...Of Deluges, Treks, Leptospirosis and Wet Mobiles Paid Members Public
Background: This was posted on www.manfrommatunga.com on 05 August 2000, after I returned home from my work-place, walking 11 kms in the rains. It describes a typical experience when one is caught unawares, usually at work during one of those days when the city gets flooded. The archive
8.1 - Of Plagiarism, Mid-Day and Chalomumbai.com Paid Members Public
When the person plagiarizing becomes the aggrieved party
2.6 - Pyaarimausi.com (Lovingaunt.com)…A Modern Day Fairy Tale Paid Members Public
The crazy dot.com boom of 1999 and 2000
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
