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This was part of a book review from my office Book Club assignment  Written in December 2011. More Salt Than Pepper – Book Review I have always preferred reading books which are known for its content or for its author. With no basic knowledge about Karan Thapar, ‘More Salt Than Pepper’ was an adventurous experience all through. For most who have heard about Karan Thapar already, he is a stern TV anchor, well-known for his seemingly rude talk that even made certain politicians walk out of live interviews. I had no expectations on how the book would be. But after going through the initial pages, I realized Karan Thapar has a different dimension which is not known by most people. With a right mix of love, politics, entertainment, the book is a perfect conglomeration of various incidents at different points in time, portrayed from a reporter’s point of view. The articles were written for the HT column called Sunday Sentiments. The book is very wide in its breadth, cover...

Earlier this week, I was telling my son that the weekend was just a couple of days away. We could eat Pizza, pasta, burger, anything he wanted. Cut to Friday night. He refused to sleep with his grandma like he usually does. He came running to me. We were cuddling and playing on the bed and I mentioned to him that we all don't have to go to school or office tomorrow. We could sleep longer than usual. He immediately reminded me that Saturday was Pizza day. That kid amazes me. He remembers so many things which we would have forgotten that we even talked about. He recites a sloka, "Shuddha Brahma Paratpara Raam" in the cutest way possible. I wonder how he remembers so many lines of the shloka's lyrics. The last week was particularly hectic. And one way I get through every stress possible is this young kiddo. He hugs me and tells me that I am his friend and he gets excited that I am back home from the office. Weekends are just as hectic as my weekdays at work. My 3-ye...