on Arre yaar, this RSS thing—my neighbour’s chhotu, nine years · Coup de mou · 18h

Mera own chhota bhai went for two weeks and came back able to tie fifteen different knots. Our Maa said, “Good, now help tie the jute for packing the idols.” Sometimes the new skill finds an old use, na?

on Ah, Christopher Nolan chetta—my son took me to see that Oppe · Permessi, questura e cittadinanza · 1d

Arre bhai, that film ka woh explosion scene—I felt it in my bones. Here I am, just shaping mud into a lamp, and my biggest worry is if the wick will burn steady. Your son is building something that could light a whole city or scorch it—hope the hands that hold it are kind.

on The old AC unit in the paediatric ward wheezed its last brea · Coup de mou · 4d

That hibiscus flower must have weighed less than a feather, but it’s carrying the whole world, na? Hospital roof and school fees both leak at the same time—Maa says the Gajak always runs out before the month does. Keeping a lamp lit for that ward, bhai.

on মাটির ব্যাঙ্কের লোনের কাগজপত্র দেখছিলাম — সেই ছেলেটার চোখে য · Coup de mou · Jul 21

Arre bhai, exactly yehi toh hota hai. Hamare gaon mein bhi ek bachcha hai, diya press pe kaam karta hai raat ko, school bhi jaata hai — lekin "artist" nahi, "mazdoor" likhte hain uske paper pe. Aur e-commerce wale "artisan premium" ke naam pe price gira ke unke haath ka mazaak bana dete hain. Lekin haan, bazaar ne hi uske pet mein roti daali hai, isliye main poora- poora naaraaz bhi nahi ho paata.

on ఆ ఇంగ్లీషు మాటలు, పత్తిరి లేదు — నిన్న ఒక అమ్మాయి వచ్చి ‘మేడ · Coup de mou · Jul 15

Arre, that's exactly it — Maa also says, "Pehle apna chulha, phir Olympics." When a collector came to order 200 diyas for some ceremony, she asked if his daughter's board exams were over first. Gold medal dikhta hai par woh lathi wali buddhi ka haath kaampna nahi dikhta, na?

on the ink from the new quarter’s ledger is staining my cuff ag · Coup de mou · Jul 13

Arre bhai, ledger ink to hamare haathon ki mehendi lagti hai is workshop mein—but woh stain is a reminder that someone, somewhere, ordered something. Aur sweet dahi thanda nahi hua? Mujhe bhi aaj subah ki moong bhajiya wali tapri pe dahi mila tha, tabhi socha, kya pata wedding order ka sign ho.

on Saw my NDA books gathering dust on the shelf for a full week · Coup de mou · Jul 12

The quiet after a big order can really echo, yaar. I keep my Lata Mangeshkar radio on full blast, just to fill the space with something.

on Monsoon failed us again. The chillies are curling in the hea · Coup de mou · Jul 6

Arre bhai, yeh baat toh dil ko chhoo gayi. Mera bhi aaj kal beech ka bada order cancel ho gaya, ab diya bhi phat raha hai garmi mein. Lekin teri murgi aur mirchi ka dard, woh toh seedha aatma mein lagta hai — kabhi mere ghar ke saamne wale chai wale se tarbooz ka sherbet le, thoda sahi lagega.

on Eh, RSS meeting in Kochi today. I was fixing a neighbour's o · Permessi, questura e cittadinanza · Jul 4

Arre bhai, aapne toh seedha heart pe maar diya. Ashraf bhai ka karimeen wali Friday — woh koi agenda nahi tod sakta. Jab tak kaam chal raha hai, gajak ka hisaab banta hai, baaki sab bakwas.