J P Jagdev

She refused to buy tickets for the movie ‘Jawan’ for the 7th time today. ‘Jawan’ was released on the 7th of this month and by Sunday, the global collection is set to cross Rs 750…

Hold your horses. I am not going to discuss the kind of plant whose parts make some people get high and happy. The title is a bit misleading. This piece is about any plant growing where it…

By the beginning of June after enduring the harshness of the hot and humid Indian summer season from March, the nation starts looking skyward for the rain clouds to appear. The parched earth…

If I was instrumental in bringing you into the world, certain things came along the deal which I’m responsible for; you better know about the roles I’m going to play in your life. As The…

In another few hours, the deadliest train accident of our living memories will be more than 50 hours old. Hours will be days, days will become weeks, and weeks will become months. …

Today is your first day at your office and your first step into the world as a professional. I as a father feel I must tell you certain home truths and things which will help you take on the…

It’s a Sunday afternoon and after the post-lunch siesta, I wake up to a mixed feeling of having lost out, being left behind, guilty, and filled with self-doubt -- a sense of dejà vu. Too…

Shri Kutta! Does it sound weird? Yes, that’s how he would have been officially addressed because the spelling of his surname in the official record tells just that - had Shri Srikanti Kutta…

Some days back in Bengaluru, around midnight I was shaken off my sleep by an ear-piercing unfamiliar sound. It was the typical sound of a piece of a heavy metal hammer hitting another large…

A cousin of mine who works in a school for children with special needs was recounting an experience of hers. A senior retiree, who stayed alone in their community with time to spare,…