Arranged marriages, failed music recordings, weight struggles, annoying robot vacuums and more

The roller coaster ride of option trading
Nishanth S Coontoor6.30 am. 4 May 2020. Monday. Casually scrolling through Facebook…‘Aparna and Nagesh are engaged.’ Alright, here’s a like.‘#TBT,’ ...

A quick chat with Louie, our pet dog, on this quarantine life
Louie’s 5th year birthdayIn an exclusive, Louie, my aunt’s five year old pet dog, spoke up on behalf of all ...

I now understand what you mean when you say your toddler annoys you. I just adopted a robot vacuum cleaner
Image by NickyPe from PixabayImage by Eduard Reisenhauer from PixabayNishanth S CoontoorI am a reasonable person and you should know ...

Weight, wait, go away. Come again post-corona day
Image by Steve Buissinne from PixabayNishanth S CoontoorI don’t know about you, but since this quarantine started, my photos have ...

Indian television: a world full of snakes, bees, flies and gorillas for characters. Watch at your own risk
Nishanth S Coontoor It’s about 9.30 pm on a humid Friday in downtown Cincinnati. We are playing pool at a ...

Sing when nobody’s watching (or listening)
Nishanth S Coontoor “Y’all sing well, bless your heart. Y’all could be heard nine miles yonder.” “Oh shit! Oh, well.” ...

I party but only till 10 pm. That’s when I go to bed.
By Nishanth S Coontoor Its 5 pm on a Friday evening and my face-off with excel is interrupted by a ...

Uppit Coffee: a tale of Indian arranged marriages
By Nishanth S Coontoor Growing up, when I attended weddings, I recall sitting in loud wedding halls and enquiring the ...