CAMPAIGN TO CHAMPAGNE!

When people with political aspirations decide to take part in an election, they spend a lot of their time visiting villages, towns and cities in their attempt to woo the electorate. The few weeks/months they spend on the road zipping from one place to another, trying to garner support by interacting with people, is generally […]

HAVE YOU CAST YOUR BULLET?

With quite a few states having gone to the polls already, millions of people in our country must have walked enthusiastically or grudgingly in the hot sun to a nearby Government school to cast their bullet. Oops, I’m sorry, I mean ballot. But then, I’m not entirely wrong; for you see, although the words ballot […]

THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR TRACTION

Soldiers spend most of their time outdoors, and it is not surprising therefore, they want to wear things that will keep them warm and comfortable. This applies not only to what they wear on their body, but also on their feet. In the past, battlefields were often soaked in blood and sweat, and as a […]

CHARGE OF THE CARDIGAN BRIGADE?

When I was in school, I was not fond of poetry. While my father waxed lyrical talking about a poet and his poem, I viewed every poet and his product rather suspiciously. Like many of the characters who appear in the novels of PG Wodehouse, I held the view that only ‘potty’ individuals stooped to […]

WHY IS IT CALLED ‘BIKINI’?

Ever wonder why the two- piece swimming costume that women wear today is called a bikini? The ‘bi’ in the word does not mean ‘two’. Believe it or not, bikini is actually the name of a place. When in July 1946, the French designer, Louis Reard, came up with the idea for the two-piece swimming […]