Keep your parents fit - Throw a fit !

Sudoku puzzles are fun. And most important, they keep the brain sharp and active in grey age. Tell this to your parents, and they may simply nod. Tell them to solve one every day, and they may pretend to be deaf. Coax, cajole and they may show zero interest. Getting firm and raising your voice may tumble the peace quotient at home. So the best and effective way to get your parents readily solve Sudoku, is not giving lecture on benefits of Sudoku. But saying these magical words, "Dad, if you don't solve Soduka today, I am going to skip dinner and sleep hungry." It works.

When they ask - Y r u not married? Ask back – Y r u married?

Most Indians are obsessed with weddings! And think it’s their birthright to ask from their boss to maid to any random stranger, the very, very personal question – y r u not married?

It’s time to convey - Shut up! And mind your own business. It’s time to say – y r u married? And when they tell u something silly like – Well! That’s the way it should be… Reply with a smile – Says who?

When they spit – don’t sit quiet!

It’s just disgusting! To spot people spitting left, right and center. On roads, stations, parks, subways, lifts… and the worst-of-all - staircases. Eeeeks! What a terrible sight it is!

And what do we do about it? Make a face and turn it away. After all, this is India – yaha, saab chalta hai! Right?

Wrong! Very, very wrong! Yaha saab chalta hai, because we are a bunch of cowards who would sit tight when a horrible social crime is being committed. A bunch of hypocrites who would dare not litter streets abroad, but generously donate dirt to Indian roads – after all, a drop of dirt won’t harm the great Indian dumping road. What say?

Our city is dirty because we are allowing it to be. Instead of blaming the government and BMC, let’s blame ourselves for being mute spectators to the spitting-saga so far.

But not anymore. Next time, you catch an ugly sight of someone spitting, make a polite yet firm request – Please don’t spit. Let’s keep our city clean.

Starting today, you have a choice: To say, ‘Who cares.’ Or to show ‘I care.’