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My wife Parties a lot

This is the story of my life, my tragedy......... My story is not directed at any individual, But To quote Khushwant Singh: “With Malaise towards one and all.” It is directed to all concerned individual who believe in cordial coexistence. Statutory warning: All characters in this story............... exist in real life, any coincidence is intentional. My wife Parties a lot I have a wife...... Well all husbands have one, But mine is different, she parties a lot, almost four times a week The clock strikes 5.30 and she is out of the house for her party Whether it is summer, winter or raining heavily, nothing stops her One day she is off to Juhu beach, the next to Bandra Band stand or NCPA One day she and her friends are on the Eastern Express highway the other day on the Western Express. She and her friends, about 50 of them have lot of fun it seems. Besides she does not need me either to give company, or to pick or drop her, her frie...

10 Reasons to Believe in China Slowdown Story

China is moving to a lower growth trajectory and may soon vacate the position as the world’s fastest-growing economy. The question is which country will move into the slot                                                                     Ruchir Sharma     Anyone forecasting a hard landing for China’s boom is typically met with the same scepticism that doomed the boy who cried wolf. However, the lesson from the fable is that the wolf did eventually come. Now after some false alarms, it seems a major slowdown in China is at the door. The news out of China is flashing red with signs of weakness, from slackening factory output to sa...