Finally, the right spelling of “puncture”....!!

Puncture and vulcanizing are the most misspelt English words in India. After years of searching all around, I finally found the right spelling of puncture not 75 metres away from my house. Karnataka Puncture Shop proudly displays the correct spelling of puncture. In the past, I have seen many different variations; panchar, pancher & puncher. Puncher seems to be the most common variant though. The only difference with Karnataka Puncture Shop is that its advertisement says “puncture done here” while all the other shops tend to remove them. Looks like this shop has a different and an innovative business strategy according to which perfectly good tyres are punctured at a cost. My quest to find the right spelling of vulcanizing still continues though.

A very bizarre news as of yesterday is that the state of Himachal Pradesh has recommended the Great Khali, (for the uninformed, he is an Indian wrestler in the WWE) for the Padmashri to the Central Government. While I let the reader chew on this news, I can’t help but wonder as to which genius came up with this idea. Readers who don’t believe me are kindly requested to read the Times of India dated 6th October. I also won’t be surprised if the CPI(M) objects to this and claims that this nomination would hurt the sovereignty of India. Whether the President’s office will accept this recommendation remains to be seen.