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Sunday, November 22, 2009

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Cyrus Broacha
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Star struck

I've just come out of hiding, now that the Mumbai Marathon is finally over. The marathon has, over the years, undergone many changes.
January 20, 2009

Waiting to be ‘neutered’

Folks, as I write this, I’m sitting inside Dr Sethna’s clinic. You see I’m here to get myself ‘neutered’. Shocked, you ask yourself, “What does he mean by neutered?”
January 13, 2009

I decided to give up wearing underwear

As I sat alone in a corner of my room wearing one of my wife’s sarees and reading, “Modern Callistenics in three easy sets”. I realised it was time to compile my New Year resolution list.
January 2, 2009

2008, don’t bother coming back!

For people of poor education like myself, there is no point in looking at the world from a macro level.
December 28, 2008

Shock therapy to overcome shock

I'm in shock. Make that, I'm undergoing Shock-O-Ray. Let me explain this slowly. I am presently undergoing electric shock therapy to overcome shock.
December 18, 2008

Letters between Pranab and Zardari

I have got some startling unbroken news, an exchange of letters between our foreign minister and the prime minister of Pakistan.
December 11, 2008

Dost Ana!

It must be clarified, that at the point of basking, both Abhishek and Bobby were fully clothed. As far as John, well… he showed solidarity with world-wide recession.
November 25, 2008

Date dilemma, anyone?

We Broachas have always enjoyed special talents. Gifts if you will, talents that were shared with no other and was largely inconsequential and unuseable for the society at large.
November 18, 2008

Kya body hai!

My family is in a state of panic. And no we are not Republicans, in fact we’re not even Americans. Except maybe on days when they show old Clint Eastwood re-runs.
November 12, 2008

Reigning the rogue

Illness is a terrible thing. An unpronounceable illness is even worse. Last weekend saw me open my mouth at the wrong time
November 7, 2008

Let there be light

Happy Deepavali to only those who did not make loud sounds on the last couple of nights. Loud sounds include letting off bombs, gargling in public, burping outside the window
October 28, 2008

Where’s the kiddy party?

So, have your party at the stock exchange, however your birthday ‘card will probably have a whole new meaning and instead of ‘pin the donkey’, we’ll play ‘pin the bear’ and ‘chase the bull’.
October 22, 2008

A concerted effort

As Placido Domingo descended on Mumbai, I thought it was the right time to research the knowledge the average Mumbaikar has about Western classical music.
October 14, 2008
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