मराठी बकेट लिस्ट – आमचीही 10 Jun 20183 Jul 2018 बकेट लिस्ट नामक एक इंग्रजी सिनेमा अनेक वर्षांपूर्वी आम्ही पहिला होता. तो इंग्रजीत असल्यामुळे आम्हाला समजला नाही. बकेट लिस्ट नावाचा मराठी सिनेमा आम्ही नुकताच बघितला. तो मराठीत असूनही आम्हाला समजला…
मराठी वाट वेगळी… 27 May 20186 Aug 2018 २०१२ साली, माझा १९ वर्षांचा मुलगा अग्नेय, बी कॉम करत होता आणि त्याबरोबरच त्याचा CA म्हणजे Chartered Accountant किंवा सनदी लेखापाल बनण्यासाठी अभ्यास चालू होता. CA होण्यासाठी पहिली पायरी असते,…
OPINION The Difference 26 May 20187 Jul 2018 In 2012, my son Agneya, then 19, was doing Bachelor’s in Commerce while simultaneously studying to be a Chartered Accountant. To become a CA, the first step is to pass…
मराठी भाग्यासी काय उणे रे… 10 Mar 20187 Aug 2018 आपण बरेचदा म्हणत असतो की माझ्याकडे पैसे नाहीत, किंवा पुरेसं शिक्षण नाही, किंवा मी खेड्यात जन्मलो, किंवा नशिबानं साथ दिली नाही म्हणून मला हवं तेवढं मोठं होता आलं नाही. बरोबर?…
OPINION Who’s the Fairest of Them All? 6 Jan 201811 Jun 2018 I believe I am fair. Fairly fair. Fair in my feelings and dealings, but not fair in the colour of my skin; not the way we complexion obsessed Indians look…
HUMOUR A Mathematical Fairy Tale 10 Dec 20178 Aug 2018 'Every day, Jack arrives at the train station from work at 5 pm. His wife picks him up exactly at 5 pm, and drives him home. One day, Jack gets…
मराठी ह्या स्वातंत्र्यदिनी, डोळ्यात आलं पाणी 14 Nov 201715 Aug 2018 ह्या स्वातंत्र्यदिनी आलेल्या अनेक शुभेच्छा संदेशांमधे एक अत्यंत वेगळा फोटो होता, जो बघितल्यावर डोळ्यात पाणी आलं. आणि त्यानंतर डोळ्यात पाणी आणणारी आणखी एक घटना घडली. सुट्टी असल्याने प्रभात फेरीसाठी सकाळी…
OPINION A Year After Demonetisation 8 Nov 201711 Jun 2018 Exactly a year ago, on the night of 8th November 2016, I got a call from a friend, asking agitatedly, 'Are you watching television?' 'Yes,' I replied, 'A movie.' 'Movie?'…
मराठी धरून हात माझा 4 Nov 20173 Jul 2018 माझा मुलगा परदेशी शिकायला चालला होता तेव्हा स्फुरलेली हि कविता. © अविनाश पां चिकटे https://www.facebook.com/AvinashPChikte/
HUMOUR Facebook Friend or Fiend? 26 Oct 201711 Jun 2018 Remember the song from The Sound of Music, 'I am sixteen, going on seventeen?' Well, I am fifty six, going on fifty seven. Naturally, I'm not too active on Facebook.…
मराठी भूमिका 6 Oct 20173 Jul 2018 भूमिका. एक छोटंसं नाटक. एक लेखक/दिग्दर्शक, दोन तंत्रज्ञ आणि दोनच कलाकार. विनीता पिंपळखरे यांनी साध्यासोप्या शब्दात दमदार लिखाण केलय आणि मधुराणी प्रभुलकर अन गिरीश परदेशी यांनी जीव ओतून काम केलय.…
OPINION Horrific Honorifics 24 Sep 201711 Jun 2018 “What's in a name? That which we call a rose; By any other name would smell as sweet.” Said William Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet. I was reminded of this quote…
HUMOUR Deeply Moved 18 Aug 201715 Aug 2018 Among the many messages I received early morning on this Independence Day, the one shown above was very different - and left me deeply moved. And then there was another…
HUMOUR Someone Will… 12 Aug 201711 Jun 2018 We all are very clean. Cleanliness has been a part of our culture and upbringing for thousands of years. Only, like everything else, we've modified the teachings about cleanliness to…
HUMOUR Taxing Times 28 Jul 201711 Jun 2018 'Hello, Sir! How are you?' Asked the young partner from the CA's office when I answered her call. What business does she have sounding so cheerful in July when hard…
HUMOUR I’ll Never Be A Great Man 22 Jul 201711 Jun 2018 A throat problem resulted in the ENT specialist advising me voice rest. So, I looked forward to spending my days silently, with a saintly smile on my face and feeling…
HUMOUR Smile, Please! 15 Jul 201711 Jun 2018 I call my daughter, 'The Selfie Queen'. She can click her own photo in a jiffy without seeming self-conscious and without appearing to be looking somewhere else - a trick…
OPINION What’s Up, WhatsApp? 6 Jul 20178 Aug 2018 I am a member of many WhatsApp groups, and so are you. Much against our desire and good sense, we are forced to remain in some of them, due to…
HUMOUR Mind Over Matter 4 Jul 20178 Aug 2018 I exercise regularly . . . ah . . .about once a week. After a ravenous summer enjoying mangoes and a little sickness that interrupted my exercise routine, my new…
