Milind Ghatwai

2 months ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Milind Ghatwai

What’s gender got to do with it? PlentyYou don’t have to be Sherlock Holmes to decode why pani puri aka golgappa tastes so delectable at roadside stalls but not fancy restaurants; even Dr Watson would find it elementary. The more it is served hygienically, the less appealing it is to the palate. If you take the same ingredients home, the experience is much less satisfying. Once you reach your favourite stall, you are a changed person.

Dec 15, 2024 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Milind Ghatwai

How the wedding photographer calls the shotsA photograph is worth a thousand words but a still photographer is worth a volume on a wedding assignment. It’s difficult to say with conviction who’s more powerful: the Lensman or Panditji. Both give equal importance to the bride but the man with the camera gets preferential treatment from her. Panditji makes his displeasure at this skewed power equation obvious by raising his voice while reciting the mantras.

Nov 25, 2024 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Milind Ghatwai

Vendor knows onions and quotients better than youAvoid vegetable markets if you take yourself and your college degrees too seriously. Or risk returning home not just with cabbage and bhindi but also a bruised ego. A vendor’s ability to calculate the cost of your pumpkin or papaya when it weighs 543 gm or 879 gm while entertaining other customers, is enough to fill you with self-doubt. Conceit doesn’t allow you to reach for your phone calculator.

Nov 4, 2024 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Milind Ghatwai

One man’s melody is another man’s maladyIt’s rare to find people who love the sound of their voice when they hear it recorded for the first time. For bathroom singers, it’s no less than a painful epiphany. Their whole world comes crashing around them when they hear the gem recorded when the family was away and neighbours were on vacation. The wannabe crooners sound so bad to themselves that they reconcile themselves to never singing again before recording more songs.

Sep 29, 2024 | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Milind Ghatwai

Man of the house and mop on the floor Years after WFH became common currency, many saabs are still struggling to redeem themselves in the eyes of the maids. Before the pandemic, the maids were in awe of the saab. At least, that’s the impression he had carried from their brief Sunday encounters. With a stern look, he would flip through weekend supplements. He would frown to show his disapproval when he was forced to put his feet up to let her mop the floor.