Kraz : “You know you are living in a global village when some billionaire oil baron from Saudi Arabia swipes his Amex to buy an Airbus jet”

The fast-paced high-earning younger generation doesn’t have time for finding love these days? Rash writes on how they would rather prefer an arranged marriage. Methinks, you wouldn’t value a relationship that you haven’t invested in but I am a nobody to lecture on relationships. To each his own.

Gaurav Sabnis (from first hand experience) talks about the controversial quizmaster Dr. Parnab Mukherjee and the imaginary questions he concocts.

Anand of Locana continues his fine series of posts from his father’s memoirs. The latest deals with Anand’s father’s quest to learn Sanskrit. The previous four excerpts (I, II, III, IV) are also well worth your while.

Gera has gone the MF Hussain way, and asks his readers to try it.

Sourin Rao has some vivid Mumbai imagery to share with us all. As a fellow-Mumbaikar, it was fun remembering old times although I am sure much has changed since I was in Mumbai.

Rahul Bhatia recounts a trek from home to the office. The man writes prose like poetry.

Vikrum Sequeira, who has been working with Mumbai based Akanksha, writes about a group of under-priveleged and enterprising students, stepping out of their comfort zones..

You know what they say about smells and memory associations ? Well Inkspill smells makeup and is flooded by quirky memories of Annual day, melting makeup, awkward blazers and Moral Science prizes.

Parmanu has recently made the shift from writing a blog to writing a diary. However, he still finds himself narrating memories to someone “out there”. As he ponders beautifully:

“Anne-Frank addressed each entry to Kitty. Do we all need someone “out thereâ€? to write to, or can we write to a vacuum?”