Let me just begin by clarifying one simple thing: the purpose of this post is in no way to influence your view. BJP is going to form the next government no matter how much we hate it or like it. By hook or by crook, BJP will influence our future, for at least the next 5 years. I am simply ... Read More »
I am aware India is not Russia. For two obvious reasons: a) It is hot as hell here. Always. Even the winters are not winters. Infact if a Russian comes to Jammu and Kashmir during the winter, his Facebook album will be titled:”Summer vacation in India” b) We are not an explicit dictatorship regime. We are still naive in our belief in ... Read More »
To, The Sports Minister, New Delhi. Subject: Hockey out, Cricket In. Respected Sir, What is Hockey? Who is Dhyan Chand? I did not know the answer to these questions when I was 9 years old. But I did know who was Sachin Tendulkar and I would dance after every cricket match that India won. I wasn’t alone. There were millions ... Read More »
Hindi Cinema (Bollywood) is going to declare 2013 as a record breaking year with phenomenal box office collections. But I don’t need to tell you that. You can make that inference from the front page of Bombay Times, every time a movie has released and grossed 100 crores or more and hijacked the advertorial paper or even the primary news ... Read More »
What is a Mob to a King? (Rahul Gandhi) What is a King to a God? (Narendra Modi) What is a God to a Non-Believer? (Me) The above lyrics of the song No Church in the Wild by Jay-Z, Kanye West and Frank Ocean seem apt to describe the present situation of the nation. The hoopla and hype over this ... Read More »
History is written by the winners and seldom by the truth. In fact, most of history is simple conjecture and assumption. But what happens when an Academy Award winning director and an American History Professor come together to debunk popular myths and even illuminate on lesser known facts and stories? We get an epiphany of the bubble that limited ... Read More »
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