A bit unsure whether this should go in as the WTF news of the day, or the mind numbing news of the week. A mob of disgruntled laborers set ablaze a 55-year-old steel factory deputy general manager at Titilagarh in Orissa’s Balangir on Thursday. Radheshyam Ray was going out for lunch when a...
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Twitter Killed the Blogger
Once upon a time, in a land far far away, lived a blogger. Lets call him Arnab. Actually scratch that – cant mess around with such powerful names. Let’s just call him a simpler Ajit. Ajit was cool. He was funny, witty, satirical, had strong opinions, wrote beautifully. People loved him. All 216 of...
Bye Bye 2010
So 2010 ends today. As is the custom around this time of the year i must close accounts, which in blog terms translates into an annual roundup. The Twitter roundup is already done. This one is for the blog. Blogging was erratic over the year, going in fits and starts depending on work schedules. Towards...
Twitter Roundup – 2010 In Review
2010 was an eventful year, which in India translates into tremendous potential for humor. You cant survive this country without a funny bone, and our politicians and media provide a continuous stream of fodder for the comedians. Here’s a compilation of some of my funny/punny tweets from this year. India released 25 Pak militants yday. All...
2011 – A Wishlist for India
2010 was a lot of action for India. We endured the trauma that was to be the Commonwealth games, there were numerous scandals and scams, Barkha Dutt had to appear on TV sans makeup in a bid to save face following the Radia saga, Mukesh Ambani got his atrocious billion dollar monster of a home,...
In India, Kindly Adjust
If ever there were a well adjusted country, it has got to be India. We define adjustment. It’s all over the place. Ever been on a train? You stand in line to get a ticket, breathing a heavy sigh of relief on getting that prized confirmation. (Well, these days you wait with bated breath...
If Santa Was Desi
It’s that time of the year, folks. The time for Santa Claus, Christmas carols, gifts, holidays, plum cakes, parties, and just good old masti. Merry Christmas, y’all! Like always, the Twitter community has been keeping busy (working on important stuff, goes without saying). This time, we conjectured what it would be like if Santa...
The Onion Has Spoken
The humble Onion finally gets its 15 minutes of fame, reaching the dizzying heights of Rs 80/kg. As always, Twitter is abuzz giving the veggy the credit it has finally earned. For the ones who missed the action, here’s a compilation of some of the funnier comments. Read and enjoy. @sidin: Rajnikanth has onion...
Kasab Ka Insaaf
It’s been two years since that fateful day when a handful of Pakistani terrorists brought India to its knees. Today all we have to show for the 26/11 attacks is tantrum Ajmal Kasab cooling his heels in jail awaiting the death penalty. Nobody knows when he will actually get his punishment, given the long...
ObaMake-It-Happen
Obama may not promise to blow up Pakistan any day soon, or even to help India get into the UN Security Council, but here’s a few things that could make this trip worthwhile for us Indians. 1. Salaries in India are getting higher, and the attrition rate is a killer. Can we outsource some...
Twitter Roundup – Vol 5
In case you missed, here’s a compilation of some of my funny tweets from last month. Read, and Enjoy. What did they call the Texas man who cheated this nice family that helped him? Austin ka saamp Now that the Ayodhya drama is over, can we have bulk SMSs back please? Those fancy apartments...
CWG 2010 – The People’s Verdict
The 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games are a mess. Bridges are collapsing all over the place. The Games Village is a stinky public potty as highlighted so aptly by BBC and co. We seem all set for a Dengue epidemic. The dogs may have had a party at the ‘village but nobody else wants to...
Open Letter To Mike Hooper
Dear Mike Hooper, Just read this news item about your displeasure with the state-of-the-art Commonwealth Games village we have prepared in Delhi. Must say we are disappointed with your disappointment. You’re not being a good guest. You see we have spent billions of dollars on this event. We changed the tiles on pavements all...
Oh Boy!
You can not make this crap up. In a bizarre case, a woman accused the hospital staff of swapping her son after delivery with the daughter of another woman who was born at the same time. So this woman delivers a girl, and another one in the same hospital delivers a boy a...
The Other National Awards
The National Film Awards were announced today. Amitabh Bachchan won best actor, 3 Idiots won best popular film yada yada yada. However, that’s not what we are going to talk about. There were some additional awards that never got announced. Here’s the scoop. The movie that wins the award for Best WholeSale Entertainment is Kites. There...
