I hate those people who imply that a policeman’s work is not particularly intellectual. The job requires a streak of inspiration, practical cunning, and more than a smattering of smartness, in addition to muscles and heaps of courage. That is the reason why I am so suited to the job. You may have heard that […]
Category: Stories
The Edifice
It was the grand opening. The consecration of the church at Kochi. It was in the name of the warrior saint atop a horse with a ‘thrissool’ in his hand. Rome decreed recently that he was no longer a saint. They didn’t like his “thrissool” or his tendency to attack saints and dragons. But in […]
The zero influence principle. (Or why God loves it).
Hundreds of innocent children are killed by people who claim to espouse God’s will. Why innocent children? Well, why not? Killing children is a good form of taking revenge. Why the outcry about children. Is it all right if they were women? What about men? I wouldn’t mind living a few years longer, thank you. […]
Love and the knife
(First published in Earthenlampjournal, a reputed E-journal- vol1) Can love be facilitated by a knife? This is the story of two couples who came to my OPD, seeking my help. And I wielded a knife – a scalpel to be exact. Bobby and Anju arrived, both dressed in jeans and T-shirts. They were young and […]