The Chutzpah of Media’s Sycophancy

December 3, 2016 prateekj86 0 Comments

A man walks into a lawyer’s office and asks how his consultation charges. “50 thousand rupees for three questions,” the lawyer says. “Gosh! Isn’t that kind of expensive?” the guy says. “Yes, it is,” says the lawyer. “What’s your third question?” This is what you called as Chutzpah. Chutzpah, pronounced “khoots-pah”, is audacity plus deception; …

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The Handkerchief – Part I

June 17, 2015 prateekj86 0 Comments

It is Monsoon of 1996 in a small town called Fort Songadh in Gujarat. A 10 year old Indian kid didn’t understand of love & obsession other than Sachin Tendulkar. May be it was just a stupid emotion or I had gone pervert at young age. Ok, I am confused here. I don’t know what …

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The Boarding Pass – Part II

July 13, 2014 prateekj86 4 Comments

The sadistic thrill of the mystery woman enticed me. In these few minutes, I realized I did not ask her name. She was an amazing beautiful woman around 30 something. She had an attractive persona in all respects and most importantly her character made for an interesting conversation. She was definitely from a Middle East …

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The Boarding Pass – Part I

July 6, 2014 prateekj86 5 Comments

“This way sir, proceed to Gate number 18 for boarding. Boarding starts in 90 minutes.” said the pretty lady from Air Arabia’s ground staff at Sharjah Airport. I was travelling to Nairobi from Sharjah in July 2014. Generally, I like stopovers as it allows me to roam around different airports, try out local cuisines, do …

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The Wedding Hookers – Part I

May 30, 2014 prateekj86 14 Comments

At 28, it is a bit odd to live with title of being single when you have done it all – flirting, dating, relationships, flings and erotic escapades – needless to say multiple times. But life and women are unpredictable enough to land the most desirable men in this state. The protagonists here are not …

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Drowned thoughts of an imaginative mind

April 30, 2014 prateekj86 5 Comments

Every good story starts with a challenge. A goal which both inspires and spreads fear, hints of danger and adventure in equal measures – unconquered & unfathomed mountains and unbeatable adversaries. For us it was Ganga, a river synonymous with everything Indian, the very reason of existence for over a 1 billion human beings. But …

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Why you should vote for Narendra Modi?

April 26, 2014 prateekj86 7 Comments

With time, I have felt we the people of India have a sense of ingratitude towards the nation and which I see as the biggest challenge of our nation. We have so many divisions among people on the lines of class, caste & religion that we neither have an affinity towards our fellow Indians nor …

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That girl with a blue newspaper

March 30, 2014 prateekj86 17 Comments

“Excuse me, that’s a ladies seat.” came a polite but affirmative wave of sound in my ears. I knew it was coming and was deliberately behaving as if I didn’t hear. But as with most people in such situation, my jerkiness was very evident. “Excuse me!!” This time it was rude and I was forced …

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Nimbu Paani

February 23, 2014 prateekj86 8 Comments

Mumbai always had new stories to tell in every nook and corner. Some of these stories have been epic and historic if you know the likes of Dawood Ibrahim, Dhirubhai Ambani or Sachin Tendulkar. I was no different and aspire to become a story to be told in Summer of 2008. Mumbai gave me a …

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The Happy Accident

February 16, 2014 prateekj86 17 Comments

“I hate it when I have to kiss you like it’s last time”, sad a disappointed Chaanak after a passionate kiss to Pankhudi. They are about to leave the hotel as she catches the train at Dadar Station for Jaipur. Phone rings, “Taxi is here, Sir”, said the receptionist from the other end. “Ikshu, I …

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