My way on the highway

 Intra apartment Tennis Tournament After a gap of nearly 7 years I took part in a tennis tournament at my apartment community in Bangalore. Unlike the younger days when I used to participate in league matches, I was a bit rusty on the tournament front. The funny thing is I do not find many women playing in the community. Hence to have a separate women’s tournament at the community is impossible. Therefore I persuaded my tennis male buddies to allow me to participate in the tournament when the idea was first mooted. They did not need much persuasion as they know I am a certified tennis lover like all of them. This brings an important point, most minorities just want to be treated equally and get a seat at the table. Game,set and match I knew my shot of winning a tournament like this was a long one. There were several disadvantages like weight, an average serve, weak backhand and inability to have a good court coverage. The thing that was going for me was my enthusiasm with the game ...

Police Museum- Guest blog by Keshav Introduction Address:  483, Pantheon Rd, Komaleeswaranpet, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600008 On 10th April 2024 me(Keshav), my 4 year old  brother(Raghu) and my grandfather(Major.Dr.V.Raghavan) were driving in our car after visiting the Palmgrove ecological park(for members only). On our way back we decided to take the route through Chintadripet as we had not taken that route in a long time.As we were driving, my grandfather spotted the police museum (location given above) So we thought why not go in. It was still a hour till lunch time, so we entered. At first the place looked empty, but as we started walking a fair amount of people appeared.Most of them were at the cafeteria so there was no line at the ticket counter. We were immediately greeted by a kind lady who explained everything in a kind manner Unlike other ticket agents.There is a option between online pay or cash .The total fee for all the three of us was 74 rupees .  The mu...