A round up of the Prime Minister’s Austerity Drive – Atm-niyantrit Bharat
You have to be talented enough to find a moment of boredom in India, especially on our TV, social media, print media, and WhatsApp. The PM announced the 7 austerity measures and gili gili chhoo – just like that a billion and a half expressions started pouring over on whatever media people could lay their […]
A Tale of Two Rapes: The Rise and Fall of “mamata”
Between the Dipali Basak rape case in 1992, and the Abhaya rape-murder case in 2024 (R G Kar Medical College) lies the arc of “mamata”. I am careful here when I write “mamata” and not Mamata – the former being a profound state of emotion, the latter being just the name of the CM of […]
Operation Sindoor: The End of The Beginning of the Beginning of the End
History does not always announce its arrival. There are moments when it turns with a silence that follows precision. Operation Sindoor has drawn to a pause with a clear announcement that it is far from closure. In the span of 72 hours, between the 7th and the 10th of May 2025, India not only responded […]
Agni, Facing the Red Sun
If the title has spooked you, trust me it spooked me too when I coined it. What the hell does it even mean – Agni, Facing the Red Sun. It is not as if I am thinking of possible titles for the authors of Indian suspense novels to choose from????. But like in all the […]
Three Frustrated Men – The Sequel to 12 Angry Men
In a hot jury room in New York City, 12 men discuss the innocence or guilt of a teenager accused of murdering his father. As time passes, they begin to question their own values and morals. Yup you got it right, it is about the heading of this blog. 12 Angry Men was a movie […]
You Pray for Rain, You’re Gonna Deal With the Mud Too!
Gurgaon Roads are amazing! On the same road sometimes you see a pig, sometimes a Bentley, and sometimes, a pig in the Bentley! So said a famous stand-up comedian. This time I won’t give his name. You want to guess it? But you don’t have to guess this one – I am sure you remember […]
Bharat’s Big Fat G20 Wedding: Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Gaye Ji
I have to tell you this. I could not resist writing a sequel. And whether you have read the first one or not, you are going to love this one. But if you read the first one first, you enjoy this one a lot more. Context hai ji!!! ABBG TPOG PKIG UPOG If you are […]
Bharat’s Big Fat G20 Wedding
How many of us have attended at least one big fat wedding? Chances are most of us have. Those who have attended Punjabi weddings, or weddings in India inspired by Punjabi weddings, would know the ‘big fat’ about these weddings. Some of the important functions that take place are as follows. A little bit of […]