Aamir Khan’s new show Satyamev Jayate began this week amidst immense hype and scrutiny. By now a lot has been written and said about it, but i just had to write about it after watching the first episode last night. In case you haven’t watched it yet, the first episode of the show is...
I returned home from work today feeling quite happy about Friday and the lack of traffic jams en-route. I then logged on to Twitter like all normal people do these days as soon as they reach home. People were discussing this article by some Aakar Patel. The guy was on top of Twitter trends for...
Newspapers these days are full of reports about people having all sorts of weird things happen to them. Murders over parking slots, rapes, thefts, acid attacks, battered kids slammed against walls, Abhishek Bachchan having a baby, and what not. Makes you long for the good old days of chain snatchings, tires being stolen from...
Dear Arms Dealers and their Assorted Cronies, This is in reference to the recent news about the measly 14 crore bribe offered to the Indian army chief, General VK Singh. As a resident of a modern, developing India with a high rate on inflation, i am appalled. Nothing in India is cheap anymore. I went...
It was a regular day. We had just got back from lunch. We used the full designated hour, in true Indian tradition. Rinsed the mouth, got the dose of saunf, and completed two rounds of the office complex while discussing important issues like how much money the Indian cricketers must have been paid to...
The wife woke me up early morning today and asked me to go get milk before the Mother-Dairy runs out of stock. Another downside of living in a third world country; you cant get milk around the clock. So i took the car keys and headed out to finish the crucial business. The Mother-Dairy...
Much has been written about the ongoing Indian tour of Australia. The tour has seen the world champions flounder against what was being termed a mediocre Australian team, but we have encountered strong evidence that seems to suggest a twist in the tale. Here, breaking on the Baking News Network, is an exclusive story...
A few days ago, Jay Leno made derogatory references to the Golden Temple on his show. Our religious sentiments were hurt, and now we have blown this up into a massive controversy. Take that, you American sense of humor. The joke was on super rich Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, and the Golden Temple...
Not often does an individual’s attending a gathering of writers make so much news as the Salman Rushdie saga has over the past week. Salman Rushdie’s presence at the Jaipur Literature Festival has suddenly become an issue of national importance even bigger than the dress Katrina Kaif wore at her latest public appearance. But...
The Indian government today announced a surprise decision to leverage the auditions of the popular reality TV show MTV Roadies, for filling up the backlog of officers in the IAS. Here’ an excerpt from the official press release. “MTV Roadies has grown to become a phenomenon in India over the past years. Young people...
A few days back there was a news item in the paper about how Indian children ranked second last in the world in a test of Science, Math and English. While the accuracy of statistical studies can always be questioned, but second last? For a nation that can not stop patting its back for...
Not everyday does the reigning world and IPL champion team get to wipe the floor the way the Indian cricketers are doing in Australia. If this were a movie, the doctor would come out of the operation theater and announce to anxious waiting people that only prayers could save their loved one. “Ab inhein...
2012 is set to start on a sore note for mobile subscribers across India. Airtail today announced a shocking decision to start charging users for missed calls. Starting tomorrow, all missed calls will be charged at a flat rate of Rs 5 paise per call. This applies across all pre-paid and post-paid plans. The company...
So 2011 is almost done, and 2012 beckons. If the Mayans were right, then this is going to be a pretty exciting year. If they weren’t, well, bummer. We managed to find a crystal ball which told us what’s in store for the year, albeit with a 95% confidence interval. Believe at your own...
If one were to pick a single policy decision that changed the face of India in the last many years, it has to be the reservation system. Reservation for jobs. Reservation for education. Reservation for public service. All to ensure that our poor and downtrodden get to share the benefits of our growth. Contrary...
