RUKOL NADAM AS BALBAN

After the Arabs ran over Delhi in the 11th century or thereabouts, their Turkish slaves established a sultanate or kingdom. Balban was one of those sultans who suffered from illusions of grandeur. He believed himself to be a descendant of the Persian king Darius, kept a spade like beard and followed outlandish protocols in his court. I was thinking of it as I waited for my turn in the court of similarly bearded rukol nadam in Delhi High Court. An advocate arguing a case stood with his back to me, his hands clasped behind, he was continuously twirling his thumbs. Now to a Bengali like me that was an ominous sign. It meant nil, neti, nahi...Disgusted, I left the court...in the evening my counsel phoned me to inform that I had lost the case.

THE FIRST BLOG

The pest control guy has finished spraying the house with insecticide or whatever cide it is, and I am sitting inhaling a sweet cloying smell. Now, what would happen if I pass out ? The pcg didn't say what antidote was to be used in such an event. So, I am probaly going to experience a near-death sensation. Would it be like a scene from the movie Ghost where Patrick Swayze (may he rest in peace) gets even with his treacherous buddy. Alas, the entity raising such murderous feelings in my mind is a corporate body, which gave me the sack without much ado. Losing consciousness, I slumped over the laptop, then slid on the floor, my mind full of visions of hellish revenge as depicted (nearly) by Hieronymous Bosch during the fall.