Of Chachas and Chamchas
The Internet has not been kind to Pahlaj Nihalani. As chief of the censor board,…
Dadri As Development
These are dark days in India. I began writing this piece in the context of the…
Presidential Predicaments
On 28 August, the New Delhi Municipal Council announced it was changing the name of Aurangzeb…
Guests, Some More Equal Than Others
Delhi’s hoardings usually skew towards the political. These days, they are prey to the ongoing battle…
Of Swimming Pools and Land Pools
I have seen the future, and there are no motorcycles. No bicycles either, nor buses. There…
Consume With Care
World Environment Day has come and gone, and I say good riddance. For those concerned with…
The Torrid, Horrid (and Sordid) Days of Summer
The summer is here in Delhi, which can only mean one thing: a marked increase in…
Food Fights
It pains me to say this, but I’m going to begin this column by defending Shobhaa…
Self-Inflicted Wounds
“An audio tape surfaced.” Variants of this phrase, always in the passive voice, were repeated again…
Satire, Online and On the Streets
Thomas Crowley talks about Sanjay Rajoura and his style of comedy and interrogates the satire scene…