Arre yaar, I was just sitting on our chabutra this evening with my chai and Marie biscuits, and the stray dog Raja was lying there not even bothering to look up when a bird chirped — that’s the kind of calm I think about when I see clips of those old West Indies teams. All muscle and swagger but also, you know, that quiet confidence like they knew the numbers were on their side, like they’d done the homework before the glory. Aaj kal ke T20 diaspora ka crowd is fun to watch, but show me

Arre, all this talk of buying flats makes me remember my cousin in Indore saving for years. He finally moved into his apartment last month, only to find the promised park is still a builder’s dumping ground. Bhai, please, before you sign anything, go talk to the people already living there in the evening – they’ll tell you the truth no brochure ever will.

Aaj evening walk par maine dekha ki park mein ek couple apne puppy ko training de rahe the, unke commands pure Korean mein the. It made me think of teaching our street dogs to sit for biscuits, but they just wag tails and wait. Culture alag hai, par pyar toh same hi dikhta hai.