The Unboxing

I finally decided to buy a mobile phone as the old one was unchargeable. I gave it for repairs as the phone charging point was gone and required a new one. The ...read more

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Sisyphean Read

My friend Bill Gates(the one and only) referred me to read this book, SevenEves. Before you twist and turn on how lousy bugger Thakurman has Bill Gates for a fr...read more

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Parenting through the crucial years

Death of a near one can make you wonder if there is a meaning to life. Death of a parent means that the umbrella protecting you earlier no longer exists because...read more

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Whimper of Glory?

Here we go again, another Friday, multiple bombs along with its share of hits. Which movie clicked this time? Looking through last week’s hits, I bet there were...read more

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Any idea why cooking ranges have not caught on?

After checking out multiple options for my new home, I opted for a cooking range with gas burners and an electric hot plate. And while there are some superb one...read more

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The Man from Earth

How do you explain to friends/ partners when you do something not so obvious? You probably try substantiating your reasons for doing so with your reasoning. Wou...read more

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Badtime script

I finally gave in to spousey's demands of taking Bhavana to her first animated movie. And I chose this more for the tub of popcorn for Bhavana to wile her time ...read more

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The art of charging extras...

Recently, I had a tiff with the SBI cards division, the last of my credit cards. I have had this card for quite a long time and the limit has always been 20k. T...read more

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Switch with 100 % flexibility

There are a million ways on how to loose your colored money (whether black or white). Why not into your future? If u have noticed, banks have learnt a new meani...read more

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Tiny Tots books by Ladybird

More than a year back, I went to a bookstore to purchase books for my daughter. She’s over 3 years now and will be going to school starting mid June meaning all...read more

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Berger Kidz

No, this ain't about the ad, but about one of Berger's products. I didn't realize that they had such products too till I actually set my eyes on it. Recently, w...read more

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Will Qualcomm kill wired internet?

Going wireless is the next step on the internet. As offerings increase you now have a choice between different providers. The best offerings in the market are t...read more

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Whither Tiger?!?

Monday and Tuesday this week turned out to be the best time to invest in the markets. Currently, you pick any random stock in any sector, it's undervalued. I am...read more

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Coming Soon...

As stated earlier, a concern for middle aged men is finance. Till now, my time at Moutshut has been complementary to Mouthshut thanks to the complementary audio...read more

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Buy one - get one free

A New Year is always an invalid occasion, meaning there’s no joy other than it being the first day of the year. The only joy is probably due to the acquisition ...read more

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Medical insurance - Where's the risk mitigation?

Health insurance is one of the weakest links in the insurance chain - of course the government had no major say in its change so far and often overlooked it thr...read more

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Long John and Quixotiveness

If you are a celebrity, you already are popular across town – as a star in the field you are in. By chance, if you also happen to be an eligible bachelor, you a...read more

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Decent city car

Maini group have a headstart in atleast one field – electric cars. They weren't the first, but sometimes when all things, including market conditions fall into ...read more

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The fragrance of musk

Focussing on products for men was extremely difficult for companies in post independent India. The problem at that point was the Hindu rate of growth - would pe...read more

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Solitude, the shepherd

Without the least intention of making any purchase, I sauntered across making offers I knew wouldn’t be accepted, while feigning eagerness to accept any reasona...read more

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