Fafda Files: My Inner Sleuth
Little did I know that my affection for crime movies and tv shows was in fact the calling of my inner sleuth. This novel epiphany came to me the day …
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Fafda Files: Down Memory Lane…
There were Dheeraj’s, Dhiren’s and Dhairyawan’s who crossed my path – an uncle, a bookie, even my own personal tailor but never the one and only inimitable Dhirubhai. Allow me …
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The Dance of Death in the Pirouette of Life
All of us, regardless of our caste or community or religion or faith, whether educated or not, whether spiritual or not, are conscious of the fact that anyone born has …
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Fafda Files: Collusion
In the case of the Bird Feeder (Plaintiff) vs. the Squirrels (Defendants): Intrigue, Connivance, Complicity and Dubious, Dirty, Devious and Deceitful Deeds of the Squirrels that Plunder the Seeds rightfully …
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Fafda Files: Easter ‘Holi’-Day
Adults and kids were prancing around with war cries drowning out the Easter Bunny nursery rhymes which were competing with Bollywood renditions of “Holi Hein!” The netizens decided to put …
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Fafda Files: The Elephant in the Room
People’s lives much like honour or morals have ceased to have meaning. Have we gone mad? As a human race, have we forsaken civilisation? “Seven mass killings in seven days” …
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Fafda Files: System Management
I am not an Engineer, a Doctor, a Lawyer but the certificate hanging on my walls says Minoo Shah, MSM (Master’s in System Management). Put me in the category of …
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The Nation wants to Bak-Bak
India has a well-deserved reputation for being a very competitive nation on the world stage. We beat the Asian nations in business processing outsourcing, back-office telephony, computronics. It will take …
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Fafda Files | Petty Please: Hari, Meghana & the Opurah Interview
Minoo Shah on the fairy tale that’s gone wrong. So, who’s living happily ever after? Once upon a time there was a red-haired prince named Hari who fell in love …
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Fafda Files: Cryptocurrency, the final frontier
Just go back to the time when you scoffed at emails replacing postal communication. Countries will forge their own cryptocurrencies except the standard will not be weighed against gold. Life …
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Fafda Files: Teachers
“To all my teachers, good, bad, worthy, or simple nuisances – I stand before you, head held high, a song on my lips and a wish – May all your …
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Fafda Files: Such is Life
I pray to God that he gives me the courage to accept that which I cannot change and the strength to embrace the inevitable. Even as we heaved a sigh …
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Fafda Files: From the Mouths of Babes
A snippet from a three foot nothing with their innocent query about things we take for granted, can bring a smile to a weather worn face. Be they grandkids or …
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Fafda Files: Stupidity knows no boundaries
Fafda Files: Stupidity knows no boundaries I want to take this moment to reach out to Rihanna, MEA, Greta Thumbelina and Lily Singh, writes Minoo Shah, “Please don’t overcompensate for …
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Fafda Files: Ahoy, Senior! Who art thou?
Seniors come in every size shape and form. Who are you? Come on, indulge me! Or you are too much of an introvert to lay it all bare? Well, then …
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Fafda Files: Who Is in Charge of The World?
It happened. The much awaited change of guard went through without mishap and the 46th President was inaugurated with as much pomp and glory that could be mustered amidst a …
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Was the Win over Australia India’s Greatest Ever Cricket Test Series Victory?
It does not matter which series win will be labeled the greatest by an Indian team, as (over time) each victory gave us tremendous joy and lifted the life-state of …
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Fafda Files: Sequel to ‘What the Fatakdi’
While the world waits in anticipation to the results of yet another impeachment trial, an inauguration of a President and the mass media anticipatory comments perpetuating fear mongering – yet …
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Fafda Files: My ‘Funda’
Takes you back on the memory train, to those college days when the word ‘Funda’ spoken in different tones could mean anything from – ‘how was your day’, to ‘what’s …
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Fafda Files: Adios 2020, Aloha 2021
In as much as I sense a majority of the population lamenting the forced lifestyle change in 2020, it grossly misrepresents a minority formally referred to as ‘the elderly’. I …
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Fafda Files: Christmas 2020
As Diwali is to India, Hanukkah is to Israel, Kwanzaa is to Africa and Eid is to Islamic Nations – Christmas given the time of the year is more of a …
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Tech Giants at War
Under no circumstances have I ever professed to be in the realm of Einstein or for that matter even Malala (of the took a bullet to my face and made …
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Fafda Files: Life begins at 60
The dynamics of living in a multi-generational household is no less challenging than maneuvering a labyrinth – one of the mind! Damned if I do and Damned if I don’t… …
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Fafda Files: My Apology to the Community of Hijras
Dedicated to Hijras, this article brings with it a heartfelt apology for censuring them as a clan lacking what is claimed as courage, bravery and all that is considered macho. …
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Fafda Files: Ha Ha Happy Thanksgiving
The key phrase of the evening being, ‘Arre yaar, let bygones be bygones, writes Minoo Shah As the word suggests, it’s all about thanking and on this side of …
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Fafda Files: I am not fat, my neighbour is thin
Would you ever give up ice cream in lieu of a few inches off your waist, wonders Minoo Shah One fine day sunlight came streaming through the trees, birds chirped …
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Fafda Files: 2020 Resumes for Seniors
Dos and Don’ts of what to out on a resume from Minoo Shah Want to go back to work? Toss your traditional resume out the window and if it …
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Fafda Files: Yuma Bubba
For some reason the mind had become apathetic and my reflexes took over giving me this brilliant idea, writes Minoo Shah, as she captures a ‘conversation’. With? Well, read on.. …
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Fafda Files: My Pet Peeves
Pothotles, WhatsApp chatters, Elections, Junk Mail, Facebook Freaks… these are a few of Minoo Shah’s peeves. Read on… Everyone has them and so do I.The degree of angst may vary …
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Fafda Files: Exams Begone!
I propose that formal education does not begin till age 12 (believe it or not, this was the norm in Southern India), let the kids be kids, writes Minoo Shah …
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