Posted inPOV
AAP Gaye, Gore Rahe
I am relieved that AAP has not come to power in Goa and will be unable to weed out the drugs and the corruption. Let’s be honest, we love Goa for everything that’s wrong with it.
Posted inModern Family
Farewell, the Great Indian Family Vacation. It Will Not be Missed
Travel plans have done what TV could not – divide the Great Indian Middle Class Family. Our #wanderlust no longer accommodates the now-unfashionable image of three generations of our thepla-quaffing family, waving from a snowy background.
Posted inCulture
Nostalgia Express: When Train Journeys Were About VIP Suitcases & North-South Debates
Every summer vacation, we’d take the train; the journey would be a lesson in national integration. By the end of the journey, everyone knew everyone’s political leanings; debates would break out on whether Azhar was better than Sachin; or if the south was culturally richer than the north.
Posted inPop Culture
Thanks for The Princess Switch, Netflix. But I’d Rather Watch Love Actually
Holiday films are to me what Tom and Jerry is to children, so I was overjoyed when Netflix released two holiday season films last week – The Princess Switch and A Christmas Prince. They’re my gloomiest holiday binge ever.
Posted inBollywood
Person of the Week: Priyanka Chopra
Put Baby Taimur back in the crib, the “hottest woman on the planet”, Priyanka Chopra, has a wedding to attend.
Posted inPOV
Lahe Lahe Land and the Art of Laziness
People in Assam believe in lingering. We believe in slothful, listless days. Even months. Safe to say, years.
Posted inPOV
When Did Ambedkar Jayanti Start Getting the Rohit Shetty Treatment?
I was born in a Dalit family, and Ambedkar Jayanti was nothing short of Diwali for us. April 14 was a day of music and quiet pride. Over the years, however, the day has transformed. It is no longer the underdog indie; it is now a big, gaudy Rohit Shetty film.
