In a quiet café corner, two friends meet regularly over coffee.
Swami arrives with the latest worry of modern life — a confusing decision, a social irritation, or a small everyday crisis. Jigneshbhai listens patiently and offers calm observations that are equal parts humour and perspective.
Jigneshbhai and Swami is a series of short, light-hearted stories about the strange, familiar chaos of everyday living. Scroll through the conversations below and enjoy their reflections on the world around us.
Swami burst into the café last weekend, nearly tripping over a chair on his way to our usual table. Jigneshbhai and I could see that he was tense about something. “Jigneshbhai!” he exclaimed, waving his phone like a man on a mission even while he took his seat opposite ours. “You have to see this! … Read more
Last weekend, when we met for coffee, Swami’s phone buzzed like a swarm of angry bees. Notifications flashed. Emails piled up. Deadlines closed in like storm clouds. Across the table, next to me, Jigneshbhai stirred his coffee slowly, as if he had all the time in the world. Swami, on the other hand, clearly didn’t. … Read more
Swami had been fidgeting with his phone for the last ten minutes, his face tightening with every swipe. Jigneshbhai, on the other hand, sat back comfortably in his chair, sipping his coffee as if he were in no hurry at all. “The markets are going to tank, Jigneshbhai!” Swami finally blurted out, his voice loud … Read more
“Do you want your drink hot or cold?” the server at the cafe asked Swami last weekend. We had decided to a try a new one. “Hot,” he said. And I said, “Cold.” Then she went on to another question. “A latte or a cappuccino for you, Sir?” she asked Swami. When he replied, “Latte,” … Read more
“This ad says Jockey. Or Nothing,” Jigneshbhai started our coffee chat the other day looking at this ad in a magazine. Swami and I wondered why he was looking at these kind of ads in a cafe. But he was engrossed in it. “The idea is to tell their target audience that they should not … Read more
Last weekend over coffee, Swami started, not with a question as he often does, but with an observation. “A few years back, I was told that I need to post on LinkedIn regularly twice a week for it to work,” he started. “Only then will there be recognition of my knowledge and expertise as a … Read more
“I am fed up with Raichand,” Swami told us the other day over coffee. Jigneshbhai and I ignored it. That was nothing new. “So, I got onto LinkedIn to look for a new job.” That made us look up. It had been a while since Swami had done either. “It has changed a lot,” he … Read more
“The other day I was watching Kal Ho Na Ho with my family again,” Jigneshbhai said when we met for coffee last weekend. That was an old movie. But Swami and I looked up as we had watched that many times over. “Do you remember that charged up scene where SRK reads out a letter … Read more
Over coffee last weekend, Swami leaned forward with the earnestness of a man about to reveal a government scam. “You won’t believe what happened at our apartment association meeting,” he said. “It was all about stray dogs.” Jigneshbhai raised an eyebrow. “At least they found a subject where everyone can bark together.” Swami ignored him. … Read more