Synopsis This book is a collection of twenty essays, written with the prime objective of providing entertainment, provoking thought and opening up new insights into society and its myriad facets. These essays are set on a vast canvas. Some of them are papers or keynote addresses presented at seminars and therefore draw upon a variety of related thoughts from a range of sources. Most of them bubble with tongue-in-cheek insouciance. They poke fun at everything. Nothing is sacred; nor is anything sacrosanct when it comes to these essays. They take potshots at the high and the mighty, as much as at the weak and the poor. They collectively bring out the iniquities and imbalances that mark our society and thus lift our spirits. The book is an entertainer, all the way through. The essays tackle the funny bone and evoke laughter. Rightly hs it been said that the man who laughs lasts. Read this book and find lasting delight.