The decline of the decline of Indian television

We got our first television set when i was in second grade. It was a B&W TV by a company called CROWN. I couldn’t have been happier. It barely mattered that my school friends had colour TV and watched several channels while we were stuck at the…

Ingrate’s Syndrome

“Gandhiji is overrated.”

What inspires you to go to office?

She works everyday. Officially, she is in office from 9 to 7 on weekdays and has a regular holiday on Sundays. But she is basically working all the time. Her laptop, which her company gifted her, makes sure she does. Well, she’s not complaining. Not yet. She is known…

Pep talk

“Guardiola is a young coach with a lack of experience, sometimes he talked too much…football is very simple.”

That’s what Franck Ribery had to say about Pep Guardiola. Of course, he has all the rights under the sky to voice his opinion but there are some depths he obviously misses in…

Emo? Everyone and always!

On Twitter, there is a ridiculous practice of accusing others of tweeting emo stuff. Emo tweets, they are called. I’ve been online for about eight years now and i still can’t wrap my dozy head around these two words. What exactly are they? According to popular myth, these are…

Unidimensional bullshit

The fastest way to turn a correct statement into a dubious one is to introduce politics to it. This is so because politics isn’t only about slimy old corrupt men ripping the society off for personal gains. There are anthropological and etymological repercussions to the Big P. Being…

To see and to be seen

Being a filmmaker must be the most boring as well as the most exciting profession in the world.

Boring, because you’ve already seen the film you wish to make in your…

What’s in the name? Everything!

Do you know the name of your maid? If you don’t, chances are you’ll be the first to accuse her of theft if you misplaced your earphones (only to find it in your car two weeks later). When you don’t familiarise with people, the communication and emotional barrier is always…