Blogging is exploding like no one’s business with every next net-connected person signing up for their own URL. It is great to have this kind of freedom of expression combined with the sheer reach of the internet. In the meantime though, it surely is imperative to remember such things as…
I’m quite offended by this new Sprite ad. A lot of ads seem to be offending me these days…no, it isn’t because ads have suddenly become offensive, it’s because I’m watching more TV. And being increasingly appalled by what popular culture is shoving down our gullets. But to come back…
I remain a Mumbai train loyalist. Not only is it the fastest way to get from Point A to Point B, it also gives you a slice of real Mumbai life.
Being a Twitter user got me a mention in this piece, which I kept quiet about in the post-coming-out-of-anonymity freaking out. Reproduced here as the first time my online and offline identities were mentioned together (in a national daily!!) Blogging by SMS, new rage in cool IndiaNeha Tara Mehta, Hindustan…
The inner workings of the male mind.
Raj Thackeray has just been arrested and is being driven to Vikroli for the court hearing. We’re living in a state of anticipation of revenge. Ergo – an axe to grind, an axe to fall.
Of all the things to talk about, I never thought we’d be having a pep-talk about not feeling bad about being single on Valentine’s Day. Of all the people, I never thought I would be the one giving it to him. ~o~o~o~o~o~o~ Nearing the end of dinner as he puts…
I categorise Indian men by the states they hail from.
On Sunday, violence erupted in Mumbai (not again…). Taxi-drivers, paan-wallas and ‘outsiders’ (read UPites and Biharis) were the target of assault by frenzied MNS supporters. In an is-it-related-or-not incident, Amitabh Bachchan’s house was attacked the next day, spurred by resentment towards his move to set up a girls’ school in…
The PenTathalon sounded like fun. And unnerving given its ‘Five Exercises for Fiction Writers’ description. What does a fiction writer look like, one wondered. I found out on the morning of Saturday, 3rd February.