This is the 60th installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
HADIYA
A Supreme Court judge remarked to me,
“You think we abolished slavery?
Well, let me tell you, mate,
You belong to the state.
Your rights mean nothing. You are not free.”
DADDY COOL
Ivanka told NaMo, “I am glad,
Even though your report card is bad,
You manage to muster
Such a lot of bluster.
You remind me so much of my dad!”
This is the 59th installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
PADMAVATI
There is a film that I have not seen.
It is based on a fictional queen.
Its name begins with ‘P’.
Somehow that offends me,
So I will not allow it to screen.
HEALTH MINISTER
A fellow named Himanta Sarma
Told me, “Cancer is caused by karma.
You are not sanskaari.
I feel really sorry.
What disease you will get, oh Varma!”
This is the 58th installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
POLITICAL LOVE
RaGa sang NaMo a sweet jingle.
“Modiji, you make my heart tingle.
Forget this doom and gloom.
We should just get a room.
We are both Qarib Qarib Single.”
THIRD MAN
One day Mufflerman began to shout,
“RaGa and NaMo just make me pout.
Amit, I have to say,
They are mile hue.
Why am I always the odd one out?”
This is the 57th installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
BYE BYE LOVE
A friend from Delhi told me one night,
“I once believed in love at first sight,
But now in all this smog,
I can’t see through the fog.
Help me, Amit! Save me from this plight!”
HELLO INDIGO
I met a friend who was full of dread.
He wore body armour made of lead.
He told me, full of fright,
“I am flying tonight.
I’m preparing for what lies ahead.”
This is the 56th installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
KHICHDI
A friend asked, “What makes India great?”
I said, “The variety on our plate.
We embrace difference,
And don’t lose our essence.
I just love how we assimilate.”
HOUSE OF CARDS
Donald Trump said to me with great joy,
“Kevin Spacey has been a bad boy.
He had to pay the price,
But you must realise,
Real presidents don’t need to be coy.”
This is the 55th installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
PERFORMING ASSETS
Do you wonder where your taxes go?
Where do the fruits of your hard work flow?
The sarkar loots your stash,
Gives its cronies your cash,
As this bailout of banks goes to show.
FATEHPUR SIKRI
People ask, what is our heritage?
Ask the Swiss couple who came to gauge
The beauty of this place.
We gave them a showcase.
How can we explain this seething rage?
This is the 54th installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
ME TOO
For too long, men have not had a clue
What every woman has to go through.
This is a wake-up call.
This applies to us all.
That’s the value of saying ‘Me too.’
THIS DIWALI AIR
I asked a friend this festive season,
“Why are you coughing? What’s the reason?”
She said, “Though I am young,
I need a brand new lung.”
I said, “Shhh! To complain is treason.”
This is the 53rd installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
I, ECONOMY
I had a strange dream the other night.
I happened to get into a fight.
Modiji bashing me,
Jaitleyji smashing me,
As they both said, ‘Hey, you look alright!’
JUDICIAL OVERREACH
I had a strange dream the other day.
A High Court judge came to me to say,
“Amit, you are so fat.
We will have to fix that.
Please stop eating crackers right away.”
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And here’s a bonus limerick for the MAMI film festival that’s going on now:
FILM FESTIVAL
Chacha is banal. Chachi’s a drain.
Bua and Phoofa are such a pain.
Sasuma brings me grief,
But I have found relief:
This week I am on the MAMI train.
This is the 52nd installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
GST 1
I had been giving Jaitley some grief.
So he came home to give me relief.
“Amit bhai, kem chho bro?
You will be glad to know,
Khakras are now cheap beyond belief!”
GST 2
My CA said, while doing billing,
“Accountants are making a killing.
You are going berserk
With all the paperwork,
But hey, my life is so fulfilling!”
This is the 51st installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page.
FALL GUY
Yashwant-bhai told me, quite sedately,
“Amit, have you seen the news lately?
Our nation has been shamed.
Modiji can’t be blamed,
So I will blame it all on Jaitley.”
ELPHINSTONE
There is more to Mumbai than the rain.
Human life keeps going down the drain.
Just another stampede
That will never impede
Our rush towards a grand bullet train.
