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In our home, a reality show has been going on for the last three years. It’s called ‘Find the other sock’.

Basically the show is simple: One has to find the matching sock of the one that is in your hand. This is not an easy task and it involves many, many episodes. The game is open only to male members of our family: my father, my son and me and of course, my wife on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Traditionally speaking, I’ve failed miserably in the game and have often organised an ‘armed’ resistance to it. After all, we don’t live in the South Africa of the 18th century. I mean why can’t we match a red sock with a blue sock or a yellow with a green one?

If different socks can’t live together in peace then what is the hope left for man? And consequently what is hope left for trousers and shirts? Blouses and skirts? And all sorts of non-matching apparel in the house?

To overcome this situation, I have tried a few different methods. But to date, failed miserably. I have also found out that that it’s pretty hazardous for a pair of jeans that are longer than the one wearing it by approximately 4 and half feet.

Wearing socks of different colours, sadly, has not come back in fashion after 17th century France, when Louis the XIII made it famous by matching his socks with the two loves of his life, his Maltese parrot and his Pekineese canine called Le Roux Part II.

In fact, I’m told his beloved pets were buried in his socks, although later on, better sense prevailed and this was only done after they were dead.

No sock, on the other hand, makes sense only when you are visiting a temple and have to constantly then you have to worry only about the missing shoes on your way out.
Reality shows, obviously have to be monitored and are detrimental to our society.
However, TV viewers, till date, have only been exposed to shows that focus on things that are waist up. Just wait and watch till they go a little lower.

Trust me, it’s hell below. To me, Himesh Bhai’s hair is now clearly a separate person, but low is where the trouble really is?

Welcome to a new show on matching socks, it’s called Jutey ke, niche kya hai?