Interesting Stories

Nainital nostalgia overtakes Rosh, as he remembers flirting with a girl while holidaying in Nainital.

His friend Shank had guided the novice lover into romance.

Neither Friend Nor Foe - Insightful story with English translation of lyrics & meanings of

- ‘Koi dost hai na raqeeb hai’ sung by Jagjit Singh, and

- Its reprisal ‘Na suboot hai’, sung by Sachin Limaye

“Never anger your nurse,” Isha jokes with Rosh, when he fumes at her leaving Isha unattended & bleeding in the night following Josh’s forceps delivery.

Ocean In A Drop: Philosophical Story On Shankaracharya’s Nirvishesh Advait

Why does boundless Brahm bind itself in an earthly form?

Why be the ocean in a drop?

"If she picks the black pebble, she would marry me and your debt would be forgiven."

"If she picks the white one, she need not marry me but your debt would still be forgiven.”

"The US National Institute on Drug Abuse says that ultimately you get small balls because your body is so worried about making muscles, it forgets about your nuts."

"So you get these huge muscles, but a TINY little package. Which will probably make the girls just laugh at you instead of being impressed."

Funny Story: Permission To Drive Car

How to say No to your kids?

Retold Bible joke about a minister’s son who was told to get a haircut to drive his father’s car.

But he just smiled at her, and when he was certain he had her attention, asked, "How heavy is my glass?"

“What?” she was baffled.

The formula for raising the dead, Mrit Sanjivni Mantra, was known to Shukracharya, guru of the Asuras.

Hindu mythology story of Kach’s resurrections for Devyani

Math books and flash cards were spread out all over the room. Little Josh was hard at work.

Isha was pleasantly surprised. She quietly closed his door, and backed away, not wanting to disturb him.

Funny tragic story: Rejecting Rejection

A necessary survival skill in the modern world.

How Rosh learns to deal with his New Zealand job rejection letters…

Revenge isn't best served cold.

It is best not served at all, Hosh realizes. A lot could have gone wrong...

An eye for an eye only makes the whole world blind!

Kids Story: Revenge Best Served Cold

Hosh meticulously plans his revenge, his tiny brain scheming even as he sleeps.

Once he decides what to do, it was easy...

Manage risk by Risk Management.

Prevent avoidable exposure as risk can’t be eliminated. It can only be reduced.

Rosh explains risk using a funny management joke.

"Render unto Caesar," he waved her away, "the things that are Caesar's, and unto yourself whatever else is left."

"Is that right," she raged, "I'll render unto you a caesarean share all right. I do your shopping from tomorrow."

"Add pressure to the roti sides with a dry cloth or tea towel and within seconds the roti should start puffing up like a balloon."

"Squash down where you are pressing and turn. Remove from the pan once the Phulka (Punjabi: ਰੋਟੀ, ਫੂਲਕਾ) puffs up. Place on a plate and brush with butter or ghee, if you wish."

“If 10,000 pesos is about 20 NZD”, Josh calculated, “he’s just paid a scam artist $160 for a fare that should have been $0.16.”

“That’s not like taking a 100 pesos for an 80 pesos fare”, Isha was gob smacked by the magnitude of the scam, “that’s taking over a 1,000 times more than was due!”

The Chapel Service takes its toll on little Josh's mind, when he attends one at Hosh's Boarding School one weekend.

Funny story with retold Christian jokes...

"Don't start chirping," offered Josh, "until you're completely out of shit. Singing Hallelujahs can be dangerous in the wrong places and at the wrong times."

"And... not everyone who shits on you is your enemy."

“Every man loves two women”, Isha flared, “one is the creation of his imagination and the other is not yet born.”

“You’re not a figment of my imagination”, Rosh pacified her, “And you were born a long time ago.”