Pardy and Siddy stepped out of their classroom giving each other a thumbs up and a high five. The smiles on their faces were brighter than the warm afternoon sun. The spring in their step was proof of the glowing confidence that radiated that they had got all the answers right. This was their English … Read more
“You have to buy a 5-star rated fridge with a built-in stabilizer. If you don’t buy a 5-star rated fridge, then it is better you don’t waste your money on a fridge,” the salesman warned Swami. I never knew buying a refrigerator was such a complex activity. But I knew that day when we went … Read more
“Where are you, Ravi? I need you to clean this room,” Ravi’s grandmother yelled from the first floor. Ravi was on the ground floor of their tea estate bungalow staring at his late Grandpa. “It’s been six months already since you left us,” Ravi said. He wiped his wistful eyes staring at his grandfather’s photograph … Read more
Hello, My new fiction novel “The Good, The Bad and The Silly” featuring Jigneshbhai and Swami is now available. You can get a personal copy of the book at the following links: PDF: https://ranjitkulkarni.com/product/thegood-thebad-and-thesilly/ Kindle: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08777W31Z Paperback (after lockdown): https://store.pothi.com/book/ranjit-kulkarni-good-bad-and-silly Get Ready for Jigneshbhai and SwamiWhen an innocent health check-up report seen by Raji Periamma leads to Swami … Read more
What an experience the past 30 days have been! I hope this note finds you well, mentally, physically, emotionally. I pray you are as well as you can be, with a mix that is more in favour of happiness and joy than their opposites. For me, the past month has been productive as I finished … Read more
On a normal working day, Robin Warne would be in some corporate meeting this time in the afternoon. But today was a light afternoon at work, to his delight. So he sat at his desk staring at the laptop screen, pretending to be busy. At his level in the company, he couldn’t afford to look … Read more
I am very much alive to the fact that my friend Swami is full of life and his penchant for activity does add spice to the lives of Jigneshbhai and me. But I cannot overlook the fact that he still has some things that he needs to improve upon. Especially when he more than just … Read more
Why did God give the human species the intelligence to invent the mobile phone? Sitting alone in a plush restaurant in despair, young Rakesh Oswal threw his phone away. Even in the AC of the restaurant, his forehead had a few drops of sweat. Lots of questions filled his tormented head. In a moment, he … Read more
“And I think to myself, what a wonderful world….!” crooned Jigneshbhai. Swami joined in, “I see walls of white and pearl organza too, some gold rust bloom for me and you,..” Jigneshbhai completed it. “And I think to myself, what a wonderful world…!” “What a jolly good morning!” Swami said. “Indeed, it is,” agreed Jigneshbhai. … Read more