Do number ka maal

In India, the expression “do number ka mal” roughly translated as “number 2 stuff” is often used for underhand dealings and the like. The Palace of Westminster shook as the British public reeled from the exposures by The Daily Telegraph, about the misuse of the fund meant for expenses for a second home for the Members of Parliament. Writing a middle was one way of giving vent to what one felt about this issue….

Nimbu Pani

Summer often reminds Stephanians like me of the good times we had and of Rothas’ Nimbu Pani. “There is hardly any nimbu, some sugar and a lot of water in Sukhia’s Nimbu Pani, but we all love it,” said a fellow student, yet the dhaba is rightly a part of college lore.  I wrote a little piece on it which  you might enjoy …