Dushyant Shekhawat, Author at Arré

Farewell, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the PM Who Brought Poetry to Indian Politics

Atal Bihari Vajpayee has passed away after a prolonged illness at AIIMS, marking the end of a simpler, gentler era in Indian politics. We bid goodbye to a leader who, more than anyone who followed him, embodied what the PM’s post stood for.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 5, 2016

Love and Sex

There’s a Different Kind of Unfaithfulness Plaguing Modern Love. It’s Called TV Infidelity

Sneaking in episodes of shows that you and your partner are supposed to be watching together is the biggest betrayal of trust today. That’s what I call TV infidelity; it is real and it is tempting.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 4, 2016

Pop Culture

Lose Yourself to Badshah

So enraged was I at Badshah’s sacrilegious shade thrown at Eminem that I set out on a warpath against him. After the disdain, came a tinge of admiration.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 2, 2016

Pop Culture

The Karma Killings: Indian True Crime’s Watershed Moment

The Karma Killings comes as India’s moment in the genre of true crime docudramas, a genre started by the legendary Truman Capote in the ’70s.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 2, 2016

Pop Culture

What to Expect at NH7 Weekender

Sorry to disappoint excited first-timers, but sex, drugs and rock’n’roll will hardly be on the agenda over the next two days.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 2, 2016

Pop Culture

Game of Thrones: Are We Ready to Let Go of Jaime Lannister?

When Game of Thrones began, nobody could have predicted that the person to best embody why second chances matter would be Jaime Lannister. If Jaime is to fall in the next episode’s battle, he will be the most sociopathic, twisted, and occasionally inhuman character for whose death I’ll shed a tear.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 30, 2016

Animals

Kutte VS Kaminey: The Neverending Battle Between Dogs and Bikers

Dog is a man’s best friend, and a biker’s worst enemy. Stories about being chased by dogs is to motorcyclists what having famous parents is to Bollywood debutantes – Can you even call yourself the genuine article if you don’t have any?

Dushyant Shekhawat April 27, 2016

POV

Howdy Dhokla! Enough with the Outrage Over the Snack-Stealing Woman at Modi’s Houston Event

A woman was caught slipping dhoklas into her bag at the Howdy Modi event and of course, Indians on the internet are angry. But aren’t we all guilty of acting more than a little entitled and greedy? Demanding free chakna with our beers and not paying the guy who cleans the car windshield at the petrol pump?

Dushyant Shekhawat April 27, 2016

POV

What Will It Take For Us to Avoid Train Tragedies Like the Bihar Derailment?

For a country that aspires to build Smart Cities everywhere, turn its financial capital into Shanghai, and wishes to be at the forefront of global innovation and technology, incidents like the Seemanchal Express derailment are inconvenient reminders of just how far we have to go.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 26, 2016

POV

An Open Letter to the Father of the Nation

Dear Bapu, 71 years after your assassination, I find people questioning your legacy. We’ve lost the plot on ahimsa, but at least we still observe dry days in your name.

Dushyant Shekhawat April 26, 2016