Jas Kohli

Watch your step

July 6, 2024

‘Why can’t we inhale pine scented air all the time?’ my lungs, who have been at the receiving end of the substandard city air, seemed to say. ‘Don’t worry. Soon, I will settle in a cottage in the hills,’ I mumbled (I have been planning this for the last twenty...

The truth about lawns

May 4, 2024

My name is Meliotus Indica. I am sure most of you would be having a quizzical look on your face after reading this. And rightly so. Why should anyone bother to know about a lowly creature- a weed. At the outset I declare that I have broken all ties with...

‘Sanoo Kee!’

April 4, 2024

Since long, I rated myself as a basic model of homo sapiens since I wasn’t making any efforts to levitate myself through meditation. The thorn of envy pricked me when I read the e-brochure of a meditation session which was being attended by a friend. It was to be held...

Gossip Therapy

March 1, 2024

Visualize a typical scenario- a group of friends are socializing. But the conversation is as bland as the diet given to patients in the hospitals. Suddenly, the name of a common friend (whose personality is exceptionally atypical) crops up in the context of something. The scenario changes as quickly as...

Walk the Talk or Face the Mock

February 3, 2024

A few days ago, there was a freakish report in the newspaper about two men having stolen a police vehicle from a police station in Madhya Pradesh. Such headlines disturb as well as amuse the readers. Something similar happens when we come to know about a cardiologist having undergone stenting....

The Lure of the Maple Leaf

December 1, 2023

I feel I am losing face amongst relatives and friends because none of my offspring is planning to settle in any ‘foren’ land. In fact, most of my acquaintances and relatives have already sent their children to North America, Europe or Oceania. I often introspect- has there been a lacuna...

Unusual Complications of Early Retirement

November 4, 2023

F IRE (Financial Independence, retire early) must be on the wish list of most of us except for the incorrigible workaholics. The trick to reach this state is to avoid living life with purely a ‘zindagi na milegi dobara’ outlook. This way one can avoid impulsive shopping and compulsive flaunting....

The Truth Lies Somewhere In Between

October 14, 2023

T ruth always prevails- this slogan and similar ones are often painted on the walls of the classrooms in the schools. The teachers reinforce the same though in their hearts of hearts they know that the teachings are quite likely to be unlearned in the future. As expected, confusing signals...

NATURAL BEAUTY IS ENDANGERED

October 7, 2023

It is common knowledge that many movie actors get reshaping of their faces and bodies before their debut movie because of the fear of the gossip columnists and the paparazzi getting a whiff of it if they have it afterwards. But aesthetic surgery and non-surgical aesthetic procedures aren’t confined to...

This Addiction is Universal

September 30, 2023

W alk the talk’ is easier said than done. After reprimanding a patient on her inability to rein in her cravings for sweets, I went home and found a box of motichoor ladoo from ‘Hasmukh & Sons- spreading smiles since 1935’ on the dining table (they have been spreading increase...

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