Part II Seeing me speechless, he continued, “Look at them. Did you see any Japanese woman beating her chest on the front page of any news paper? May be they did beat their chests but it was never shown to…
Cricket, Japan and Cutting Chai – I
Part I “Sambha, did you see how we were one yesterday night? Did you see how each one of us, irrespective of religion & caste stood shoulder to shoulder to support Team India? Politicians may divide this country but Cricket…
Kripa ki Politically Correct Kripa
Mumbai Mirror has initiated a campaign called “ No Chamchagiri onour walls pls” campaign spearheaded by the Ex-Indian Cricketer, Sanjay Manjrekar. It is a campaign against the illegal political hoardings that deface the city and make it look ugly. It…
Two years ago on 6th December
I remember it was 6th Dec 2008. Crowds and crowds of people were moving towards Chaityabhoomi on Dadar Chowpatty.Now for people who do not know what the significance of 6th December is and do not have any iota…
An open letter to Mr.Raj Thackeray!
Dear Mr. Thackeray, I was wondering how to address you, should I call you ‘Raj Dada’, only Raj, Raj T (well, that would be too South Indian!) or you know, Raj ‘Bhaiyya’ since all people know that…
सरफरोशी की….तमन्ना?
***** Well, this is my first attempt at writing Hindi poetry! And that too I have dared to select a legendary poem by a legendary poet to kind of follow as a model. Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna by Bismil Azimabadi. …
पॉलिटिक्स मिक्स – 2
Part 2 of the Politics Mix series. Part 1 was published on 10 April 2009. ( “याव याव खमौ ब्येब्सडू द बीट्स नाउपंप अप द बेस डॉग!” ) सकाळ झाली सूर्य डोंबल्यावर आला,म्या बी उठलो न आलो की ओसरीवर.पाहतो तर…
Our Benevolent Netas
Imagine a day when you turn up the page 3 for the latest gup-shup of your favourite star and to the surprise you end up reading the content of our politicos, you are just shell-shocked and might turn to the…
Right To Information Act, RTI 2005
Be informed…. We Indians always live and look up forward to be the most successful as a democratic nation & as a whole always seek for ‘Right of Righteousness’ in every sphere of life. ‘Democracy’ is not defined anywhere but…
पॉलिटिक्स मिक्स – १
आमचा ‘सोन्या’ हाय नव्ह,अमरिकेचा,त्यो येनार हुता हित, कायमचा!म्हनून त्येला आणाया गेल्तो इमान्तळावर. त्यो आला तवा त्येला ओळख्लाच न्हाय!एकदम खादी मध्येच अस्सा समुर आला,म्या म्हटला ” देवा, सोन्याचा असा काय झाला?” सोन्याला विंग्रजीत म्हटला” काय सोनोपंत, ह्यो काय केलय ध्यान?कुठली तुमी…