Monday, March 26, 2012

Let’s get fiscal

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( This first appeared in the Sunday Guardian ) As the budget day approached, the nation got ready to celebrate this non-religious holiday v...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Fantasy Elections and slick politicians

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( This first appeared in the Sunday Guardian ) One of the most strangely popular hobbies of sports fans is to participate in a fantasy leag...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Swing when you’re winning — Is hockey the new cricket?

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( This first appeared in the Sunday Guardian ) The crowds in the stand were on the edge of their seats. Not because the action on the field...
Sunday, March 4, 2012

The cherished myth of the Noble Dictator

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( This first appeared in the Sunday Guardian ) Ever since Barack Obama was elected President in 2008, almost every subsequent election in ot...
Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Constructing the Self — Social Media Style

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( This first appeared in the Sunday Guardian ) Ever since ‘deposed American President’ Al Gore “invented” it in the early 90s, the Internet...
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012

The secretly horny shall inherit the earth

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(This post first appeared in the Sunday Guardian ) As I write this, the whole country has been gripped by fear and confusion. That is becau...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

As the pundits do UP like lunch, the cliches come crashing in

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(This post originally appeared in the Sunday Guardian ) Famous rustic movie set and the country’s #1 exporter of dacoits, Uttar Pradesh, is...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

The old king is dead; long live the new king

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(This first appeared in the Sunday Guardian ) As most revolutionaries will confess, the hardest part in a revolution comes after you’ve a...