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...
What An Idea, Sir Jee!
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...
Dummy’s Guide to a Minor Passport
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....
India’s Got Talent – Harihar Dash
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!
From UP, With Love
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...
Doctors Rock!
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...
Twitter Roundup – Vol 3
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...
Ring The Bell – Bell Bajao
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....
India Creates $35 Tablet
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...
Who Wants To Become A US Citizen?
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...
Assembly Of Idiots
As if Bihar wasn’t already enough entertainment, we now have MLAs flinging shoes, slippers, chairs and tables at the speaker, or anybody else conveniently available. Let’s look at the positive side. This must be a very fit bunch of politicians to be able to carry out this much heavy lifting of chairs and tables....
Indian English Gains Global Acceptance
Today was another historic day for India. SM Krishna may not have managed to twist some unfriendly-neighbor testicle in Pakistan, but Indian tweeps won yet another battle today. After #SachinIsGod and #BharatBandh, we have another Indian topic trending worldwide on Twitter. #IndianEnglish – That sweet sweet language which has inspired many poems all over...
Kick Starting Indian Hockey
We all know that Indian hockey is in the crapper. We have gone from the high of Chak De India, to the low of the Phir Dil Do Hockey Ko debacle circa 2010 World cup. But all is not completely unwell. Brave young faces are appearing with a new found zeal for the game. An...
The Dentist of Jaipur
This is guaranteed to make you squirm. The (roadside) dentist of Jaipur. A lesser dentist sitting in a fancy office will charge Rs 500 for a visit. This one will take hundred and instantly solve your problem. And dont even worry about lack of training. I’ve done a lot of technical work. I even...
Pakistan To Get New Currency Symbol
India’s shine has suddenly got cherry blossomed. India is double shining. Yes, the Rupee finally has its own symbol. With this, India becomes only the fifth nation in the world to have a unique symbol for its currency. Nothing can stop us from being a world superpower now. Meanwhile, we hear from a...
What Price Entertainment?
Indian radio has come a long way since the times of Vividh Bharati. With the plethora of FM stations available today these are exciting times for Indian audiences, more so with RJs on various stations trying out all sorts of innovative stuff to keep the lights going. As i may have mentioned earlier , my office...
Nursery Rhymes Desi Style
From the Youtube archives, these two awesome videos. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, done in various Desi classical versions by a rockstar Auntie. BaBa Black Sheep, sung Indian classical style. Fun stuff. I think it is time for me to become an instant sensation with my super funky rendering of Humpty Dumpty, with Junior playing...
Twitter Roundup – Vol 2
Continuing the tradition started with the first roundup, here’s some of my best tweets from last month. Read, and enjoy. In the middle of a heated argument today, i called this auto driver a Vuvuzela. Poor thing didnt know what struck him! Women beat up Maulvis for issuing fake Talaknama.http://bit.ly/czs000 Salman Gives Raavan a...
The Name is Bandh. Bharat Bandh.
Today will be remembered in the annals of Indian history as All-is-Well day. Thanks to the Bharat Bandh organized by our Opposition parties to protest against rampant price rise. Prices have been rising ever since the UPA government came to power. For a while we thought UPA stands for Upwards Prices Alliance. After suffering so...
It’s That Time Of The Year
Across most big corporates in India this is mid year appraisal season. Even though we at amreekandesi.com don’t have a glass windowed office in a Gurgaon skyscraper marked by daily morning fights for elevator access, or a lazy HR department that takes a month to respond to petty requests, or aggressive staff forever cribbing...
