I keep a slim, light torch in my bag for emergencies. A hangover from my youth in power-less Calcutta where there used to be power cuts for anything between 12 and 18 hours a day. Read more

I wonder who at Flipkart parcels up books for delivery. Read more

I have a new phone. What’s called a ’smart phone’. (I know this because I just saw an ad for it in this morning’s paper. I’d had no idea I’d picked a smart phone when I bought it.) Read more

To all those who have complained on this blog about having more books at home than they’ve read, and yet they are still buying more, I have something to say. Read more

I’m in a very detective story-ish mood.

I think it’s the weather – mostly grey and rainy, though we have had some sunny days lately. Sunny mornings, at any rate. I can’t be certain about sunny days because the last I see of natural daylight is the moment I step into the office every day. Read more