Thursday, May 16, 2024

WHERE R U FROM? | hguy.blogspot.com


Where r u from?

Hyderabad.

Telugu’s eh!

No.

Muslims aa!

No.


Then...


Hyderabadi Christians from Rajasthan...

What???!!!

Ya. But the story goes back a lot more.

There was this man. Punjabi Brahmin settled where the Ganges originated for 3-4 generations. They never came below Rishikesh except maybe to Haridwar for Kumbh, that's all. This guy comes down and joins the army. 6 ft 4 was not a fighting man. He was in the military dairy farm. Met a military doctor. A Tamilian Christian, almost 5 ft tall. Love marriage. How the hell did it happen? He, fair almost white, she, short and dark almost black.

He was posted at Sec'bad when he died and his daughters settled here. 


The father's father was a Rajasthani Christian and the mother a Hyderabadi Christian. He a bigshot lawyer and she a Govt official. When the transport dept. split into railways and roadways she chose roadways and hence was an APSTRC state govt. employee.


The couple separated when their kids were having their own kids. She had a stroke and lived long with that limp in the leg.


Next Gen had an arranged marriage. But consciously decided not to give their kids a religion. 


So the kids grew up believing parents were gods.... how wrong were they.


There is one more layer that no one talks about. Big mystery. 


When things are hidden na it can cause a lot of long-term damage.


Anyway, most are dead. The others are waiting to die and next next gen is poised me only hope for greatness. Mixed genes and all that.


Thursday, May 2, 2024

HOW TO DEAL WITH WOMEN - Indian Style | hguy.blogspot.com

Let's move, she insisted


This guy got married, and before he could blink, his new wife started... you know what... we should have our own life .... we should live alone ...


Women don't give up, na. They nag and nag till they get their way. 


So our guy took a house at RT Nagar, furnished it, and moved in with his wife. And before he could blink again, his father-in-law came from Hyderabad and like settled down. He stayed for two weeks and went back, only to return within a week. This FIL is a nosy fella and the girl behaves quite different when he is around.


So for this, he had to spend so much money.


One day, he came home late and drunk.


First things first, sex.


After that, he took his belt and gave his wife dhoom dham without explaining. She howled so loud that the whole of RT Nagar must have heard her.


And then he went to sleep beside her.


The next morning, the father-in-law, duly packed, informs he is going back to Hyderabad.


So soon, aaa, says the SIl, Stay na a few more days, and I will show u the whole of Bangalore.


I have seen enough, and have to go now.


Well.. that was that...


Since then the two have been happily married, now with two sons.


As they say, all is fair in love and war.

#truestories

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

VAMPS OF INDIA | hguy.blogspot.com





Bindu: She began acting only after her marriage. They say na, the best thing in life come to you after marriage. Bindu pushed her luck a little further. Straight vamp, no sister, no heroine roles. Today, they are given the decent name of item girl. Those days they were just called item

We cannot recall even one instance of her acting (though she has done quite a few). However, we do recall her from a number of dance scenes where she mouthed Lata or Asha. Of all her songs, my fav is the jugalbandi qawalli with Pran from the movie Dharma. 'Raaz ki Baat'






Helen: Breaking in must have been tough with such a non-Indian face. However, having exceptional dancing skills did help. Once she found a footing, there was no looking back. Dance after dance, she was now a star fixture in movies.

She did manage to play the lead role in a couple of films. Among them is Cha Cha Cha. Inexplicably, it didn't stick. Her solo dancing performances are what made her famous. Watch her in Mungda from Inkaar. One of her last item numbers and one of her best. 


Aruna Irani: She was a child artiste, bit-role player, would-be heroine, and finally item number specialist. You must see her in the song from ‘Love Story. She must have been 60, but she doesn’t look a day older than 40. Kidding, she was 40 plus but looked not a day over 20. BTW her mom and Bindu's mom are sisters.


Faryal: She came into the industry starry-eyed and with high hopes. Nothing went as planned. Then she got a role in Dev Anand's Jewel Thief as a club dancer and got typecast. She couldn't shed it off, and soon it was too late. She did the next best thing; got married and said tata bye bye to the industry.




Cuckoo: Whose real name was Cuckoo, by the way. She ruled the dance scene in those early days. Not a particularly good dancer, but she was the only one around. And was flexible, I mean body-wise, so flexible that people called her The Human Rubberband, and she had a pleasant face—always smiling. Never moved up from being an item dancer, and one day she too just vanished from the scene.



Padma Khanna: Her major claim to fame was the item number in the movie Johnny Mera Naam. If you haven't seen it, do it now. The sing is not remarkable, neither is the dance. What is, is the way she disrobes to save her lover boy.  She is also remembered for the song from Amitabh's 'Saudagar. Yes, big B himself. The song ‘Sajna Hai Mujhe had a major second life in the remix era. She was Kaikeyi in Ramanand Sagar's Ramayan. Her biggest role, however, was as a body double for the then-weak Meena Kumari in Pakeezah.




Rohini Hattangadi: There is no way this name can be on this list. After all, she was the Mahatma's wife. Be calm, guys. All her life she played the strong woman. And in that journey, she did get to play a vamp but once. And that role stands out even today. The movie was Sridevi’s Chaalbaaz. There is this make-up scene. See it to believe it. 




Jayshree T and Meena T, Kalpana Iyer, Prema Narayan, Bela Bose, Laxmi Chaaya are not included here. Some even classify Nadira, Manorama, Shashikala and Lalitha Pawar as vamps. Not me. These are legends who deserve a separate list.



#bollywood #vamps #hindimovies #helen #bindu #arunairani

Saturday, April 13, 2024

MOMS BEST COOKING

My mother was an incredible chef. Yes, I am aware that everyone says that about their mother, but in my instance, it is true. She could almost instantly turn die-hard vegetarians into devoted non-vegetarians. I've witnessed her cause so much addiction to her street food that a significant family intervention was necessary in one particular household.

You will enjoy this video on Saroja Singh née Roy/Rai's greatest haat ka jaadu if you knew her. We no longer have her around, or else I would give you some taste.

Thursday, March 28, 2024

AN EX-ARMY GUY I KNEW | hguy.blogspot.com


 

I was teaching computers at this institute, right at the Delhi-UP border.  The franchisee there hired an ex-army chap to take care of non-academic duties. You know - all-round development of students. I was in charge of academics, and he was to be my opposite number. 

 

Then I met the chappie himself. Young fellow. A 2nd lieutenant. Crisply dressed and more handsome than me. I was not impressed. How can you be ex-army as a 2nd lieutenant? Isn't that the first posting in the Army? 

I am busy with my work, and he is. One day I planned to spy on him and see what his work was like. He was teaching boys and girls how to shake hands. Well, that was the end of my interest in his work and I classify him as a duffer.

  

Then he organised a team outing to an amusement park. He actually did a good job organizing it. Bus, lunch and back. All well planned and organized. Now he had to return 1700/- to all. My share being 11 bucks. He didn't do that. He vanished. We didn't hear from him again. FYI, 1700 was big money those days.

 

This is how I lost all respect for Army and ex-Army men.

 

But that's not how the story ends.

 

Years later, I was in Bangalore. I had a con-call with a US client scheduled for 7pm Indian time. I stayed back on an empty floor. The staff all gone by 6. In walks this new guy from the sales department and introduces himself. One look I knew who. A little plum and soft. He talks to me for a good 20 minutes.

 

You know, I called him a duffer earlier. Here is why.

 

When he paused after said-20-minutes. I said "Chutiye, It's me re. Hemant". An Army guy should have recognised me from miles away. Even If I was in disguise. Well, you could see the color drain from his face. He sat there quietly for a decent 5 mins and then took his leave. I didn’t see him much hereafter. And then I hear he has left the organisation. I didn't tell anyone there about this. So no one knows about this unless they read this article and put two and two together. 


#exarmy #indianarmy #inda #army

 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

NEXT JANMA LOVE | hguy.blogspot.com




BTW Janma mean 'life.

I have a perfect place on my first-storey balcony - to enjoy the rain. I sit there and watch the rain without getting wet. There is this tree that shields me. It also provides shelter to pedestrians.



I was sitting out one afternoon enjoying the rains when down below, under the tree, were this boy and girl. The girl was from my neighbourhood. I have seen her here and about for the past 4-5 years. She is now an engineering student. The boy was one of her classmates.


Now the contrast, this girl was really pretty and had translucent skin. I would stare at her with awe whenever she passed me. Only stare. This boy was a bum-looking slum-dweller. Don't even ask.


They were speaking in English. He asked her about his proposal. That made my ears go up.


She ignored the q. He persisted - asked again. After a pause, she answered..

This janma it may not be possible because she has many responsibilities but she will surely accept his proposal next janma.


Wow. I was bowled.  What a nice sweet way to reject someone. I am sure it will sink in later and he may cry and all that. But for the moment he was the king of the world.


This story has an interesting part 2. Maybe sometime...



#love #nextlife 

Thursday, February 29, 2024

THERE IS A FRUIT CALLED DURIAN | hguy.blogspot.com


Among the things banned in Singapore are two surprising items.

 One - Chewing Gum


 

 Two - a fruit called Durian.


 

 

I saw the sign all over but never the actual fruit, Durian. I didn’t even know how it looked. From the drawing, it looked like something prickly. I thought it exploded unexpectedly and hurt nearby people. How wrong was I?

 

 

It turned out that the Durian - a cousin of jackfruit - is a stinky fruit and even cabbies don’t allow it in. That’s it. The aroma it sends out is too strong. Hence banned.

 

 


I did see them once at a mall. Not inside but placed outside. But it's only on Youtube did I see it cut.

 


Chewing Gum is banned everywhere but Durian is banned only in public transportation.

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

HOW DOES HOLLYWOOD MAKE MONEY DESPITE FLOP AFTER FLOP ? | hguy.blogspot.com


It simple.
They fudge the accounts.
Old trick.
You see. They say the budget for the movie is 240 million. Actually, it is only 5 million.
 


You think I am bullshitting, eh? Lemme explain with an example.
 
 
The Indiana Jones crap from that woman. They say they made it for $300 million. That cannot be a fact. For one, the whole movie is on a green—or is it blue?—screen. So, yes, if they went and made it all over, it would cost that much. But all the pieces have been made previously. The train, the plane, the chase—everything. You only change the angle and the color and render it again. So reusing old pieces, they make a brand new movie for $5m.
 
It makes 280 m at the BO. On paper, it's a loss. But in reality, it makes tonnes of money. Black money.


And that's why all movies look so similar to one another.

Monday, February 12, 2024

Wednesday, January 10, 2024

HOW I MET MY WIFE AND SOME SIDE STORIES | hguy.blogspot.com

This man was sitting quietly in the corner window seat and trying to see out as the train left Mumbai Central Station-on its way to Chennai. The AC-III tier always seems cramped; he would have preferred sleeper.

Soon all took their respective places; it was really cramped now.

Everyone becomes friends real quick on train journeys.

So you are newly married, asked our man.

Yes, answered the girl, six months.

I was once newly married, said our man and went deep.

What happened, asks the girl.

Sad story; I don't want to tell.

Tell tell na, prodded an oldish man.

Seriously, you want to know, asks our man.

Ya ya, was the chorus.

Ok listen.

I met this girl in Mumbai, and we got married.

Then she tells me she is a Tamilian and that we should go and meet her parents.

Ok.

So we boarded a train. And when it reaches TN border, she whispers, my parents are not too happy about this marriage. So

So.. So... what do I do now?

And they are not in Chennai; we are from Vellore (the next station).

But I bought Chennai ticket. 

Well, Vellore is the crime capital of India. I think so. For when we reached Vellore, the platform was full of her relatives. Her brother brought 10 friends, and her father brought 4 friends. The mother brought her sister, who brought her husband, who called all his relatives.

I refused to leave my seat. She went running to the door, and it started amma, appa, chinna. All that.

Then she brought them in to meet me; I was like ayoo ayoo.

Amma Appa meet Rajesh Reddy, my husband.

They give me a long look, and then, booo her mom starts crying. My wife na just said amma amma twice, and that shut her. 

You can't talk to ur mom like this, began her father.

Appa train is about to leave. You have to go..

You are not coming.

Maybe later.

They disembark.

God, those were the worst three minutes of my life.

We reach Chennai and check into a hotel.

You booked on Oyo, asked this young fellow sitting on that single seater.

No, I walked in with luggage.

Later, we went to a nearby temple, Madurai Meenakshi or Kamakshi—I don't know—and got married. Again.

Madurai Meenakshi temple is in Madurai, corrected the oldish man.

What happened after that?

Went to Hyderabad to introduce my parents to their new daughter-in-law.

Then

My mother put kerosene on herself  and burnt herself, said our man.

Gasps all around.

A head jutted out of the top berth, and she said, No, she didn't. She was the sweetest woman I ever met.

and went back to reading her book.

This woman was sitting with the group, and midway, she left and went up with a book. 

You, his wife, asked the fairly newlywed guy.

Yeah. its karma.

Come down and tell us more na.

What to tell. There is nothing, she said.

There is so much to tell, said our man.

We had two sons. Both her chamchas. Both married Tamilians. Ok, one was love, but the other was arranged by her. Pointing up.

No, both were love marriages. came a voice from above.

At least the daughter married my choice. said the old man.

Na, that too was love. 

Our man is shocked.

We just let you believe that.

I knew he was a useless fellow.

He is not useless; he is a police officer like our daughter.

How did u 2 meet , asked the newlywed girl to the voice upstairs.

I was his student.

Gasps all around.

But only 5 years difference, our man tried justifying.

6, came the voice from upstairs.

Thursday, December 28, 2023

PRAKASH GABA - SUPERSTAR OF STOCKS TALK| hguy.blogspot.com

PG giving his best



Listen to Prakash Gaba on CNBC Awaaz.

He told us about PFC as a BTST when it was 70, and luduk the stock fell for the next 2 weeks. I thought what a bakwas this PG is. But na. The stock slowly moved up, and in the next few days, it was at 120. I swear. It's December 2023 now, and the stock is more than double 120. PG caught it at 70 no more than 12–14 months ago.



He also spoke about LT Foods and Kalyan J. But I am not sure, coz those days I thought he was just another dirty old man eyeing pretty girls.



But say what you may. He and that programme are the basis for about 99.999999% of all so-called finfluencers.


Take out this programme, and most of them will continue sitting in their chaddis but, this time, watching a blank screen.


Zee stock market programme is a scam like its boss and the boss's son. Those people wear suits without chaddis and talk nonsense.


Ok. Sometimes they catch him off guard. And ask him about things he is not prepared for or not too keen on. You can see it on his face. He will say things like....Navin Flourine. support so and so, resistance so and so. If you persist, he will go off on a tangent.


Navin bhai achha hai cho. Good boy... 2 gfs. 1 wife. very good boy.


He, I must say, is the superstar of financial entertainment.


He is also a naamka chacha to a bhatija in the programme. Dono ki jodi jhakas.


There was this woman who mentioned Shalby when it was 125 only to be cut off (2022 end).  Go see the price now. I thought Shalby was a hotel, but na its a hospital. So don't listen to the boring analysis and timepass on this programme. Wait for the nuggets to drop, and then catch them.





Anyway, happy investing (don't do trading).



Months later, I found this video.


#prakashgaba #nifty #banknifty #cnbcawaaz #india #stockmarket #sensex #anujkebaal

Thursday, December 14, 2023

THE FIRST TIME I HEARD CD MUSIC (along with a teeny tiny story) | hguy.blogspot.com

The first CD music I heard was 'Rangeela. Intoxicating, to say the least.


It was in H’s car. We met that evening. In I got - lovely music plus there was a girl. Intros over. We began moving towards BHEL. This was the first time I was on the Jubilee Hill road. A slim tar road till CHIREC and then no road at all.




AR Rehman and CD quality - plus a girl - gave a magical feel to the music. This girl is credited with sending a friend of mine around the bend.


Maybe I'll tell that story someday.


Poor chap, he never completely recovered.


This girl had a knack for dealing with boys - on her terms. Those gentle touches and those longing looks made one feel that they were 'made for each other. The way she rubs her body against yours in a restaurant - accidentally or those touches while walking—had guys tightly wound around her little finger. She won my heart the moment she opened her purse and pulled out a chocolate bar – only for me.




I met her daily for the next few days (I was working in Delhi and had to go back), and I must say she was almost getting under my skin. The way she leaned her body against yours in a packed car. Try visualizing it. The car was a Maruti 800. Two guys at the back, H driving and me in the passenger seat. Now she decides to slip in beside me in the front- when the best was to have 3 in the back. Imagine. The bumpy ride until we dropped her off at HIG.


Years later, I met her at the wedding of a friend (from an altogether different group). She was the bride.


Coming to the point, CD music was, in fact, a vast improvement over cassette music. And AR Rehman-type music is well suited for CD. The next music I heard was - Deewana. Great great songs.




We heard 'Rangeela and 'Deewana so many times then that it is now written in as a partner in good time - not to forget that girl.


Thursday, November 30, 2023

LESSER-KNOWN VILLAINS OF HINDI MOVIES | hguy.blogspot.com

LESSOR-KNOWN VILLAINS OF HINDI MOVIES

We all know of Premnath, Amjad Khan, Prem Chopra, Ranjeet, Amrish Puri, and Ajit. But there was a second and third rung of bad men about whom we know nothing.

Here is my attempt to demystify a bit.
 
Bob Christo



One of the few foreigners who made it in Bollywood. He was discovered by Sanjay Khan. He has more than 200 movies to his credit but has never made it more than a henchman. He settled down in Bangalore and opened a gym.

Madan Puri

A doyen of the film industry and need not be on this list. Is included here coz he moved from good to bad quickly. Sometimes in the same movie. But when he played a purebred antagonist, it was something to watch. Do you know he is the brother of Amrish Puri, who later became a superstar villain himself?

Kulbhushan Kharbanda
KK as Shakaal in Shaan

He started his career as a big-budget villain, the kind seen only in Bond movies. You know with sharks and all that. But as the movie, Shaan, got no love and became one of India's biggest flops, so did KK's aspirations, if he had any, of becoming a top-notch movie baddie. From there on, he mostly played positive roles, dad roles, and, of course, the hero in one movie-Arth. I remember him as the white and white character from Shyam Benegal’s Mandi.



KN Singh


The Gentleman Villain. Suave and well-dressed with a distinctive voice. His villainy was all in his eyes. I remember him from the movie Haathi Mere Saathi, where he shoots an elephant dead for losing a race. Those were days. That movie was one of his last.



Goga Kapoor


He is best remembered for his roles in QSQT and KHKN. KHKN stands for Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa. 



Kanhaiyalal


Not many will remember him. But this beloved troublemaker played a negative role in more than a hundred movies. We have seen him in movies from the 40s until the 80s. Best known for his role as Sukhi Lal. He played the role in two movie. Both by Mehboob Khan. Aurat and Mother India. BTW Mother India is the remake of Aurat. He was chosen to reprise the villainous role of a moneylender. Can you folks see type-casting in action here?


Anwar Hussain

Brother of noted actress Nargis. He played the checked-suited, red high heeled antagonist in many a movie. Can’t name one though. You will definitely remember him from the hit song 'teri galiyon mein hum aaye.



Ajit Vachani


He literally redefined villainy with Maine Pyar Kiya and Mr. India. Sadly, he passed away early.



Babbanalal Yadav


He is a face we have seen for decades, mostly as a bad man. I remember him from Karan Arjun.



BM Vyas


Gifted with an imposing personality and height, he was cut out to play the bad guy, which he did in many mythological, historical, and fantasy movies. Watch him as one of the prisoners in "Do Ankhen Barah Haat.


Jullian


He was a henchman for more than 40 years. Never mouth-ed a dialog. Remember the fight scene in Sholay in the room? He was there. Remember the road fight scene in Anamika. He was there. Now you know his name.




#villains #badguys #antagonist #darkaris #rowdy

Thursday, November 16, 2023

HOW I GOT TO KNOW SKEETER DAVIS | hguy.blogspot.com

Skeeter Davis

I was introduced to Skeeter Davis's songs in the late 90's when I was in Bombay.

This girl, whom I barely knew, had gone shopping and, when back, left a plastic cover on my desk. She must have left it there by mistake, so I put it in the drawer to be given back the next day.

The next day, no sign of the girl. The following day too.

It was then I peered into the cover to find an audio cassette (yes, those were the cassette days). I took that home and heard Skeeter Davis for the first time. My.. I became an instant fan and heard the cassette over and over the next few days.

Then the girl returns and asks about the cover. I am in two minds, but I say it is safe and return the cassette to her.

The following day, the girl comes in fuming and complains that the tape is all worn out.

Guilty..

Well, she complained and complained until I promised to buy her another Skeeter Davis cassette ....... and a treat.

Since then, she's grown on me—I mean, Skeeter Davis—and now I hear them for the music at times and for the lyrics at other times. I can hear them when I am happy or sad.. She has what it takes to put me back on track.

Here are some of my favourites.


#skeeterdavis

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

THE MOST POINTLESS COMPANY IN THE WORLD | hguy.blogspot.com



When I was new to Bangalore, I stayed in a building filled with medical reps. I got to know this line of work up close and have since developed a fascination for it. I may one day write a story where the MC is a medical rep. 


Not just medicine; there was one working for a surgical instrument company and one who displayed OTC products roadside.



There was this one chap, a lazy fellow, a B.Pharm. graduate. Wanting to go into production or research. Anyways, he tried and tried without success and finally decided to become a medical rep.


And bingo, got a job the next day. 


At Himalaya.


I was jobless those days and took him on my Suzuki Max to the interview. Mygo, the place was like a foreign country. 


Well, this was a different company. A truck arrived and delivered a truck full of samples for him. The next day, another truck arrived and delivered a truck full of goodies to be given to doctors. Every room, including mine, had one or two cartons of these things. It was so much.


Now about his salary. It was 25k. Those days, 10 was the highest. Not just that, he got another 25k expense.


But there was a catch. 


He had to give all the samples plus half his expense account to his manager, and he then could sit at home all month making just those face-showing calls to doctors.


Its later learned that the manager shipped a lot of medicine and all the samples to Delhi, where the person sold it at a discounted price online. I seriously doubt that, for all we know it just dumped free on people under some govt. scheme.


This cycle worked smoothly till my good neighbour put a spanner in the works. He stopped giving the money to his manager. And was soon jobless.


He tried 10k, 9k, 6k jobs and then gave up and went back to his village.


Himalaya was always a useless firm - Liv-52 not withstanding. Give them a problem and lo they pull out a drug from their chaddi. They came up with mentat for mental patients, 200 drugs for women - ur guess is as good as mine. Skin, they are pundits. Oral, dont even ask.


Anyways, happy shopping.



#scam #himalayawellness #useless #meaningless #wasteofmoney


Wednesday, September 27, 2023

SIBLING TALES | hguy.blogspot.com

Sibling dynamics can be weird. 

Some of the best memories have been blotted out by the churn of time. 

My sis travels thru Patancheru to work. The other day, she mentioned that she crossed Sangeeta cinema (surprised that this is still standing). This is not Sangeet of Secunderabad, this is Sangeeta of Patancheru.

Later that day she says that I took her to a movie here. Sanam Teri Kasam. On my bicycle. She sat in the front. I said hell no. That cant be.

I remember seeing this movie with a friend. Coz we discussed it long afterward. 

But my sister didn't leave it. She called up my bro and he confirmed the story. And added that he was there too. He sat pillion.

I am trying to visualise this. She must have been 8-9. Skinny as hell. My brother and me. 

It brings back the good ole days.


#siblingstories #bhelrcpuram #bhelhyd

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

TINTIN WITH CLASSMATES | hguy.blogspot.com



When I saw Amarnath's pic (the one with Mary) I was reminded of my all-time favorite character, Tintin. Just a lil jell to spike his hair in the front and lo. So I thought if we were ever to make a Tintin movie with our class mates how would it be. By the way, I hated the Spielberg version.

We need a Herge to put it all together. I nominate Afroze for this part-She is smart, she is intelligent and very humorous and above all owns a belan to keep us all in line. Vijay Anand can be Prof. Calculus. PS Ravindra is my choice for the double role of the detectives, Thomson and Thompson. Rangarao can be General Alcazar.

Bianca Castafiore, the only female character in the movie, can be played by emmm; i'm lost need help !!!;. Vijay Ratnam can play Lazlo Carreidas. Red Rackham can be played by Sanjay Rajan. I'll play Captain 'Blistering Barnacles' Haddock- For we both are fearless and stick by friends thru thick and thin and above all are great devotees of Bacchus.

Mohan can play Mik Kanrokitoff. OMG suits Rastapopoulos. Srinivas K Reddy can play Jolyon Wagg. Xavi can play Dr. Krollspell. Shaik Ali plays Rascar Capac.

Yet to cast are Abdullah, The Fakir, The Maharaja of Gaipajama, Allan and The Yeti. Any ideas???

#classof1983 #bvbps #hyderabad #rcpuram #BHEL

Sunday, September 10, 2023

MY FIRST BRIBE: A TALE OF OCTROI, SNACKS, AND SICK LEAVE

This is how I bribed a government official, a first for me, and the subsequent developments. I had to have a piece of paper stamped by the U...