NMS

How about forming a Non Maharashtrian Sena (NMS) to counter the goons of MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena). No violence; just increase the murkiness due to similar pronunciation:D
BTW, I have a firm belief we are not really a true democracy so I plan to learn Marathi (its a good language to know) and also be unequivocal [...]

Oil@125

Recently, crude oil futures smashed the US $125 benchmark to make a new record, amid worries over production interruptions in Nigeria, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, exacerbated by a further weakening of the Dollar against the Euro. Soaring oil prices, which have grown by over 70% since the last year, will undoubtedly have a negative influence [...]

Mumbai Traffic versus Mumbai Traffic Police

It may not be hard to predict who is faster (or rather less slow) – the traffic in Mumbai, known to be moving at a snail’s pace, or the Mumbai Traffic Police (MTP henceforth, nice abbreviation- isnt it?).
I had a bad experience of being fleeced by one of the cabbie of a “cool cab” (the [...]