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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
Here’s a compilation of some of my funny posts on Twitter from the month of August. Read and enjoy! If at first you don’t succeed, suicide bombing will probably be a bad idea India desperately needs a serial killer. Where is the one who can strangle all the crappy soaps on TV? Die another...
Here’s some pointers on leading a happy life in the India of the Gandhis, call centers, Pizza Hut, DLF, and Road Rage. Read, and learn. Here we go. 1. Be rich. Very rich. Money may not buy happiness, but a Crore or two lying around doesn’t hurt. 2. Don’t buy anything without bargaining. Nothing....
As illustrated by this village in Karnataka. All men are named Gyanappa, and all women are Gyanavva. No alias, no surname, no pet names even. This has got to be awesome for the administration. Makes their life so very simple. NOT.
The WTFness of our times just keeps increasing. Take this. Maoist leader Kishenji on Friday called a 48-hour bandh from September 13 in eight states to press for a probe into the death of top Naxal leader Cherakuri Rajkumar alias Azad. To be fair, yesterday was Janmashtmi; the day of Kishanji. But isn’t...
For all of you who thought Indian journalists defined arrogance, watch this. The gentleman’s name is Mubashar Lucman, and he can be as awesome as they come. In the above video he manages to prove a point with the Pakistani parliamentarian, totally losing the whole debate about what to do with match fixing Pakistani...
This latest Idea commercial could easily double up for national integration duty. Interestingly, Abhishek and his run of creative ads for Idea Cellular seems to be going against the Bachchan khaandaan tradition of horribility. Big B’s Navratan oil ad and Aishwarya Bahu’s Loreal ads being cases in point. Dare i add Big B’s adrenaline overdose...
Alright, this is going to be one of those posts you should immediately bookmark. It is so epic it’s almost a public service announcement. This post will tell you how to get a passport for your minor child. An Indian passport, to be precise. We don’t do China. Let’s start with a little checklist....
A new season of India’s Got Talent is on, and I am going to be following this season, just for this guy. Goose Bumps!
Looks like the great Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has some grand plans laid out. No, not the statues. This is even bigger. The state government has plans for several ambitious highway projects, estimated to displace about 23000 of the total 1 lakh villages in the state. Among these projects is the 165...
Actually, a lot of of them deserve to be hit with rocks. Take this. The Uterus Snatchers of Andhra. Rural pockets across Andhra are being taken for a ride by greedy doctors removing women’s uteruses for any and every ailment. All because a surgical procedure would fetch them more money than a mere...
Here’s a compilation of some of my funny posts on Twitter from the month of July. Read and enjoy! Young Indian techies don’t need Deepak Chopra. Pizza is much more motivating. Isn’t rahul mahajan the ass who laughs like a horse? Rahul Mahajan should marry Sarah Jessica Parker. They can then gallop away into...
The Breakthrough organization has won the Silver Lion at the Cannes Lions 57th International Advertising Festival in France, considered to be the world’s biggest celebration of creativity in communications, for its Bell Bajao campaign against domestic violence. It’s a big deal. It’s like the Oscars of Advertising. Here’s one of their creations. Knock Knock....
Remember the much acclaimed $10 laptop? The same one that turned out to be a lame computing device? They say - If at first you dont succeed, dont embarrass yourself by trying again. Well, apparently the Indian government hasnt heard that one. They have gone and this time come up with a $35 tablet. Check...
Check out the following picture to, well, get the real picture. (Click on the link to go to the original graphic. It’s bulky, at over 2 mb) Mike Flynn, Shikha Dalmia, and Terry Colon bring us the entire story of US Immigration. Check out the original post here. Basically, you are screwed if you...
