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...
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...
In 1947, our great democracy took birth. Through various turns and twists, it has come a long way. To this. Yet another common man trying to physically assault a political leader. Gandhiji please excuse, but the modern Indian is too frustrated to try peaceful means. Here’s a pictorial dedicated to the growth of our...
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...
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...
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...
Respect your national anthem. Respect your nation.
What is Jugaad, did you ask? Well, it is the lifeblood on which India runs. Sample this. A less Jugaadu person might have tried to get a mechanic, or petrol. But why bother when you have a friend with a strong leg?
It’s time to start a new chapter in life So after all these years Lets go to India, i said to the wife. In America there’s many a whistle and bell But something’s missing I cant even curse in the language i know so well. India is nice. India is great To get to...
Phase three of the Great Indian Elections is over. Polling was held for 107 Lok Sabha seats last week. Mumbai turned out to be quite a spectacle, with celebrity after ignorant celebrity raising their middle finger to the eager cameras, after some logistical issues led the election agencies to mark their middle fingers instead...
The third phase of The Great Indian Election of 2009 is all set for April 30. A total of 1,567 candidates, including 101 women contestants, are in the fray for the 107 seats going to the polls in round III. UP Chief Minister Mayawati raised her case for Prime Ministership on caste grounds saying...
After months of exciting drama, India finally went to vote in the first phase of the 2009 General Elections. The voting for 124 Lok Sabha seats took place relatively peacefully with a voter turnout of about 60%, apart from Naxal attacks in which 17 people were killed. Earlier the Supreme Court snubbed the UP...
George Bush may not be the US president anymore, but he sure left a legacy. During a press conference being addressed by P Chidambaram following CBI’s exoneration of Jagdish Tytler’s involvement in the 1984 riots, Singh lobbed a shoe at Chidambaram. It didn’t connect, but that didn’t seem to be his intention. He ended...
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is a universally respected man well known for his prowess as an economist, and recognized as the man responsible for India’s economic resurgence in the nineties. He has a CV to die for. He has a clean record. He is cool and pleasant natured. He is respected by all. It...
