Jas Kohli

Absolute Punctuality is a Pipe Dream!

August 19, 2023

A few days ago, I got embarrassingly late for a training session which was to be conducted by me. I had set up the alarm time in my mobile phone before sleeping. But in a hurry, I had forgotten to set the day of the alarm! ‘If I had an...

Thinking about the Unthinkable

August 12, 2023

Recently, a friend sent to me an article taken from the internet which was titled- Even if the wife murders her husband, she is entitled to family pension. It was based on a judgement given by the High Court in a case, obviously after taking into consideration all the aspects....

Fellowship with Feathered Friends

August 5, 2023

Birdwatching doesn’t give much boost to the economy. Birdwatchers wear dull clothes and are content with eating simple food (often packed from home). Lady birdwatchers don’t carry fancy purses. Even for the stay, they look for a remote place- one which is frequented by freaks, loners and backpackers. However, the...

It is Not so Simple!

July 29, 2023

The sight of an electric vehicle on the road used to make me feel like a ‘neech insaan’- one who drove a car fuelled by fossil fuels. That was until I read in an article that electric vehicles aren’t as angelic as they are supposed to be because massive amounts...

When Fate Floods You with Hardship

July 22, 2023

Floods, accidents, illnesses and personal tragedies often strike like a guerilla fighter- when we least expect them. Whenever we start taking smooth sailing for granted, fate takes the wind out of the sails of our life. Fortunately, there are many mechanisms to help us. We can open out to friends...

The Veggies of Contention

July 15, 2023

This is a typical scenario in an Indian family. The tamed husband eagerly asks on the behalf of his taste buds, ‘What is there for lunch?’ The multitasker wife replies, ‘Kaddu ki sabzi.’ The angles of his mouth fall downwards and he mumbles- why me? But he is aware that...

Holidays Too Need Balancing Acts

July 8, 2023

Long ago, two best friends went on a trip to Delhi. One had already seen most of the tourist hotspots while the other one was going for the first time. They bickered constantly because Sharan wanted to see everything while Kamal wanted to skip what he had already seen. They...

Work From Home Jhumari Telayia Bora Bora or Timbuctoo

July 1, 2023

During covid times, almost everyone became a philosopher. Covid was perceived as nature’s wrath and people vowed to have ‘simple living high thinking’ type of existence. Alas, this intention turned out to be as hollow as the resolution made by a drunkard in a daaru party. Outlandish parties, lavish weddings,...

Caste No Bar is Still Very Far

June 24, 2023

Once upon a big fat Punjabi wedding, my cousin introduced me to his friend. ‘Myself Jagjit Malhotra,’ the middle-aged man said. ‘Dr Jas Kohli,’ I replied with a swagger. To my utter surprise, he uttered, ‘I hate Kohlis.’ This felt like a pinprick. ‘Why so?’ I managed to say. He...

Saving marriages is as important as saving the Ozone layer

June 17, 2023

Can you believe it- a girl from our colony came back to her parental home just a week after her marriage. Her justification- ‘The boy and his family have no class and they had cleverly hidden this aspect before the marriage. I can’t spend my whole life with such losers.’...

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