Jigneshbhai and Swami is a series of short, light-hearted stories about the strange, familiar chaos of everyday living. Scroll through their conversations and episodes below and enjoy their reflections and adventures in the world around us.
The day before his company’s off-site, Swami was already in panic mode. “Vidya, where’s my white shirt? The one that doesn’t look too formal but still says I’m serious.” “I didn’t think you needed a shirt to say that you’re serious!” Vidya said, with a sly smile, not looking up from the newspaper. “Yes, I … Read more
Swami paced up and down in his living room that morning after receiving the call. Vidya sat on the sofa with a cup of coffee, looking far too relaxed for the crisis at hand. “She’s not coming,” Swami said, stopping mid-stride. “Who?” Vidya asked. “Shanthamma,” he said, as though announcing the collapse of a government. … Read more
When Swami walked into the café last weekend, he looked as though he had pulled an all-nighter. His eyes were puffy, his shirt half-tucked, and he sank into the chair opposite Jigneshbhai like a man returning from battle. “What happened?” Jigneshbhai asked. “You look like Raichand made you work the night shift.” “No, yaar. It … Read more
Last weekend when we met for coffee at his house, Swami looked grim, as though the world economy had collapsed overnight. He dropped into the sofa with a sigh. “What happened now?” I asked, while we waited for Jigneshbhai to arrive. “The price of onions,” Swami said, his voice low, as though delivering bad news. … Read more
The other day the weather was good, and we decided to walk after lunch instead of meeting in a café in the evening. I met Jigneshbhai and Swami just outside their apartment complex, and we decided to stroll along towards the park nearby. A car slowed down next to us while we were walking. The … Read more
“Choose enemies that give you energy, not drain your energy,” Jigneshbhai said as we met for our coffee last weekend. He was reading from a book that he seemed to have picked up. It said ‘Choose Your Enemies Wisely: Business Planning for the Audacious Few’. Swami and I peered into the title with curiosity as he … Read more
It was one of those evenings last weekend when Swami arrived at our café table looking as though he’d wrestled with a tiger. Except the tiger was invisible, and possibly digital. “I wasted an entire hour last night,” he began, even before ordering his coffee. Jigneshbhai did not take Swami’s exhaustion seriously. I thought Raichand … Read more
“Can we move to the next slide?” Swami yelled while sipping his coffee the other day. Jigneshbhai and I could see that he was in a bad mood. We didn’t stop him. “Let us get straight to the insights!” Swami howled. “Come on, who is the time-keeper? We don’t have all day,” he shouted. “Was … Read more
“On our trip to Meghalaya earlier this year, we went to Krang Suri Falls. It is a trek down the hill in the middle of lush green mountains,” Swami told us the other day when we met for coffee. “You can see the falls from a distance even at the start of that trek,” Jigneshbhai … Read more