(Published as "Restrooms are the Most Happening Places in Offices" in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 31st May 2008) Hav...
I Contemplated Making this Title an Amalgam of All the Languages I know Words in, but Decided Against it Coz I Know People Who Know Those Languages
I grew up with Tagore, grew into Marquez and lost myself in Rumi. I've always wanted to read them in the languages they thought, but the...
Curls the Clumsy
My day officially began when I tried removing a scented candle from a shelf I could not reach to blow it out, and ended up spilling hot wax ...
Double D is Not Always a Good Thing
(And now that I have your attention, read on...) (Published in City Express, The New Indian Express, dated 5th December 2007) In a city whic...
"Oh my God, What's WRONG with You???????!!!!!"
(Published in Zetigeist, The New Indian Express, dated 17th May, 2008) I remember, as a child, I used to wonder why the working women in my ...
Why, Mr Bachchan?
Dear Mr Bachchan, Why are you telling us who you are and how big? You think by putting your KBC ratings and Shahrukh's Paanchvi Pass rat...
Awww! He's So Cute...Can I Hold Him for Just a While?
(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, 19th April 2008) I have come to accept that I must have signed a deal with God when I was i...
Huff, Puff and He Blew the Smoke Up!
(Published in Zeitgesit, The New Indian Express, dated 12th April 2008) It was a near-panic situation in the newsroom, when a colleague who ...
On Location: Geographical Spread of Bollywood
Hindi films have mostly depended on amorphous identities and untraceable locations for their stories. This is not very surprising because tr...
A Mop of Wisdom
The Funniest People in the World have Curly Hair - The Truth, by Nandini Krishnan I was born with...
Knight Rider
Last night, after Kolkata Knight Riders were tottering with four wickets down and fans had shifted to other channels, yet another Bengali wi...
Jonoiko Mahapurush-er Kahini
For almost 30 years without a break (from the mid 50s to the early 80s), Satyajit Ray churned out one film a year. In his characteristic mod...