Indian Culture and the Prostration Racket

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 24th July, 2010) “Vizhu, vizhu,” she says, in rapture, signalling me to rush to the ...

Random Movies I Like: Tridev

A post triggered by watching the last 15 minutes of Tridev in the departure lounge of Calcutta airport. And by the guilt of having gone thro...

Help me start the Pyjama Party!

Come on, admit it. All of us have nursed political ambitions at some time – usually between the ages of five and twenty – but have given the...

When Advertisers have a Ball

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, on 10th July, 2010) ‘It’s like Messi and Kaka rolled into one!’ screamed the ad. It was a f...

Fiesta at Last: A Spanish Fan's Diary

These headlines popped into my head at various times yesterday: Jesus wins the World Cup Oranjes beaten to pulp A double for the Armada The ...

We Need Arundhati Roy like a Hole in the Head

This is an article I wrote a few weeks ago. But after a Maoist leader held for the July 8 attack on a Congress leader's house was found ...

Inalienable Right to Our Piece of Space

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, on 26th June, 2010) From the US to Australia, everyone seems to have woken up suddenly to a...