“Where have you been?” asked my friend Swami to Jigneshbhai, as we met for our weekend coffee after a really, really long time. Indeed when I checked, it was over a year since we had last met, and some of our coffee house friends had also started asking me why we had stopped meeting. “I … Read more
Aug 26, 2012 “Ben Johnson would seem a like a small-time cheat compared to Lance Armstrong.” Jigneshbhai tells Swami and I to not lose our heads, and stay composed in all circumstances, but he seemed truly angry today. Sarcasm coming from him generally meant that he was not at all impressed with what was happening, … Read more
“Wimbledon is a bit like Disneyland – it is a world of make-believe.” Jigneshbhai said when we met last. The three of us were just back from London having gone through the surreal experience of watching a couple of matches including one featuring Federer in Wimbledon. Jigneshbhai was right indeed. Everything about Wimbledon is far … Read more
“One hundred lesser would not have made Sachin Tendulkar a lesser legend in anybody’s eyes.” Jigneshbhai remarked nonchalantly when reading from the newspaper about the latest exploit of India’s greatest cricketer. On this Swami seemed to agree with Jigneshbhai. “Like the last four runs that Sir Don Bradman did not score did not make him … Read more
Mar 09, 2012 “No Indian batsman will have Rahul Dravid as his batting partner at the other end anymore” Jigneshbhai said last weekend when we met for our coffee. It was indeed a sad day for Indian cricket, both Swami and I agreed, that we won’t be seeing Rahul Dravid in action anymore. The nice … Read more
“Thukrao Ab Ke Pyar Karo, Main Sattar Ka Hoon!” Jagjit Singh started his concert with these lines earlier this year, which I was fortunate enough to have attended. At the end of that concert around 10.30 pm or so, people started a chorus for ‘once more’ for some more time and ghazals, when again he … Read more