Category Archives: humor

The Great Indian Pothole through a Quirky Indian’s Lenses.

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Anand

In the life of an Indian, a pothole isn’t just a hole in the road – it is a traditional concept that dreams are woven around. How? Read Pothole, Pothole, thank you for saving me! to appreciate the positive influence of potholes … Continue reading →

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Stroll…Stroller…Road-roller!

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Anand

Stroll? Hmmm. Stroll? I think I’m getting an idea. Stroll?…wait, I’ve got to switch on my computer! “Kya stroll te stroller da siyappa laga rakha hai?” (Why are you raising such a hue and cry about stroll and stroller?) Mom’s booming voice … Continue reading →

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A Bollywood Movie for Civil Services Aspirants – Your GK will never be the same again!

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Anand

I confess. I watched a movie on TV. I learned that a movie could be a learning experience too. Especially, a movie such as Players. This is a movie that every Civil Services Aspirant must watch, because it improves your … Continue reading →

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Quirky Anand and those…those…Snarky Grammarians!

Posted on January 16, 2016 by Anand

Have you ever been publicly castigated for a typographical error, a Grammar issue, or even a spelling error? Have you ever locked horns with a Grammar vigilante? Anand throws caution to the wind, and lets it all out. (Please note … Continue reading →

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker…When I played the Interplanetary Matchmaker!

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Anand

Originally posted on Piyusha Vir:
For my new feature Spotlight, I’ve invited my favourite humor writer and friend Anand over to write the first one for Wandering Soul. Anand is an amazing humorist/caricaturist who blogs at Anand’s Parodies & Caricatures.…

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New Year Resolutions of a Mad Indian Artist-Programmer!

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Anand

Who says that only scientists can be mad. Nobody, hear, nobody can be madder than an Indian artist-programmer being pulled by his mom on one side and his wife on the other. Is it any wonder then that he has … Continue reading →

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Read the 3rd issue of the QSM Magazine Online – Humor, Satire, and Parodies.

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Anand

Start 2016 with a Truck-load of Quirky Snarky Malarkey! Read the new issue of the QSM Magazine Online. The Subscribers have already received their pdf copies in their mailboxes. If you are a subscriber and haven’t received yours yet, please check … Continue reading →

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QSM – The Humor Magazine of India – The 3rd Issue.

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Anand

The last issue of this year will be out this week! Haven’t booked your free copy yet?! Sneak a peek. Here’s the cover. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you must do so now, because where else would you get seriously funny, comically … Continue reading →

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Social Networks? My brain needs a clone…pronto!

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Anand

This isn’t a propah post. It’s a random collection of random tasks completed at random moments… Starting the right way… Whining! Honestly, my life has been wrenched off its comfortable anchor and thrown into a space odyssey, but that’s beside … Continue reading →

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Mom’s VIP Suitcase leads us into Cold War – Anandhotep Mediates.

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Anand

They are back, and along with them, Anandhotep, the rickety old mummy who masquerades as the editor of The QSM Magazine, is also back.  Mom and Dad arrived yesterday. Traveling light isn’t Mom’s forte, and while rest of the world has graduated … Continue reading →

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My Dog and her 3 Goals!

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Anand

Registering for the Blogging201 course brought me face-to-face with one of my pet-peeves – goal-setting. It isn’t like I haven’t tried setting goals. I have set goals on three occasions in my life, possibly four – but then I lost … Continue reading →

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The Revenge of the ATM Monster!

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Anand

Yesterday I met the ATM Machine Monster. We wouldn’t have met him, if it wasn’t for wifey’s set of cushion-covers! A couple of months ago, wifey bought a set of cushion-covers of an odd size. She’s been trying to buy cushions … Continue reading →

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Registered for Blogging201 and preparing for Wifey’s Outburst

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Anand

Friends from Blogging101 and Writing101, I gave the NaNoWriMo a miss but have registered for the Blogging201 course. I am wondering if any of you have too. It’s going to run from December 8th to 17th, and you can register for it … Continue reading →

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7 Deadly Questions to be answered before America chooses her President.

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Anand

The Presidential-hopefuls, the media, and the American Public have been asking questions. Among the many questions that’ve been doing rounds, the following seven must be answered frankly and unequivocally, before America decides. Question 1: If straight people turn gay in prisons, what … Continue reading →

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Twitter gets a heart – Chandraketu loses his!

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Anand

Twitter has dropped that rusty old star that we’d click to indicate that we liked a tweet. It has now replaced that antique with a bouncy, bubbly, belly-dancing red heart. While I personally prefer a heart to a star, in … Continue reading →

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A Gray on my Head for each Blogging Decision I make!

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Anand

Ever since I began to blog, the gray on my head has been expanding at a rather alarming rate. If this continues, before long I’d have a sparkling white thatch sitting atop a youngish face, and this catastrophe would’ve been brought … Continue reading →

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3 Quotes – 3 Caricatures – 1 Subject: Women.

Posted on November 1, 2015 by Anand

This one’s for Jacqueline, she asked me to write it. (She had tried to help me by buying a couple of my relatives for $1.50 each, and so I just couldn’t bring myself to say no to her.) Here are three quotations that … Continue reading →

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Laugh with the QSM Magazine – The Second Issue is now on Stands!

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Anand

Phew! This morning I packed Anandhotep’s bags and dropped him off at the airport. The guy was driving me nuts. The moment I’d finish my day’s work, he’d pounce upon me, pry open my mouth, jump into my throat, and … Continue reading →

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Plan, Schedule, and Organize; then Fate trundles in!

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Anand

It’s uncanny how fate flushes all our careful planning down the drain. I see it happen all the time. My recent experience is an excellent case in point. The Careful Planner: I am an extremely careful person, you see. A … Continue reading →

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If my Life was a Bollywood Movie…

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Anand

it would be a multi-starrer! Dad would be the hero, and I, his sidekick. He, I am sure, would not allow anyone other than Amitabh Bachchan to play his character. Mom would start as the god-fearing, caring and (s)mothering Nirupa Roy. … Continue reading →

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