Arranged marriages, failed music recordings, weight struggles, annoying robot vacuums and more
This Is What Happens When You Believe a Facebook Ad About Getting Rich Fast
Nishanth S Coontoor 6.30 am. 4 May 2020. Monday. Casually scrolling through Facebook… ‘Aparna and Nagesh are engaged.’ Alright, here’s ...
A quick chat with Louie, our pet dog, on this quarantine life
Louie’s 5th year birthday In an exclusive, Louie, my aunt’s five year old pet dog, spoke up on behalf of ...
My Robot Vacuum Cleaner Acts Like a Toddler—Here’s How ‘Guddu’ Took Over My Life
Image by NickyPe from Pixabay Image by Eduard Reisenhauer from Pixabay Nishanth S Coontoor I am a reasonable person and ...
How My Diet Failed, My Shirt Shrunk, and a Rs. 5 Weighing Scale Called Me Out
Image by Steve Buissinne from Pixabay Nishanth S Coontoor I don’t know about you, but since this quarantine started, my ...
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 ...
From Carnatic Notes to Country Roads: My Nashville Music Blunder
Nishanth S Coontoor “Y’all sing well, bless your heart. Y’all could be heard nine miles yonder.” “Oh shit! Oh, well.” ...
Too Old for Parties, Too Young for Soup: A Funny Tale of One Friday Night
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 ...