The Swami and his ashram; the infant who was left at his doorstep and grew up to be his protégé; the young, English journalist who hopes to make it as an international news journalist and finds her big news story when her friend‘s body is pulled out of the
“When I found out that my girlfriend liked me, it was at a party at her house. A bunch of people tried to gate-crash and she told them to leave. They attacked her and I got into a brawl with them. They lost, and I got the girl.” At this
There are two kinds of sex comedies: one that flatters the pervert inside you through a bold, edgy concept and in some cases fine acting (Pineapple Express or The Hangover, for instance), and the other that simply puts you off with predictable, mindless gags and the glaring absence of a
I cannot help but laugh when anyone in India talks about space. 1.027 billion people, living in 0.3 foot crammed spaces, longing for personal space. Your best bet would be to get out, buddy. I need my space. Damn you. You don’t give me any space. I
There’s no queue at the ticket counter, there’s no one crowding the exhibits and there’s certainly not the buzz that museums so often have. I can take my own time at each painting, stand up close without bustling for elbow space and stay there for a couple
Born and brought up in Delhi, I am through and through a Dilliwalla. I am in love with its history, culture, and beauty, and also its practicality and roughness. I am used to thinking only about myself when I’m on the streets. Pushing through to get ahead is a
In a big town just five miles from a little town, there lived three best friends. One (Maya) was on her way to becoming a doctor (yup, she the typical girl who did everything her parents wanted her to do), the other (Lola) was an urban hippie who believed she
Little did Michael Sanguinetti know that he would father a series of nation-transcending protests when he opined, in Toronto, that "women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimised". Being a police officer and addressing a forum on crime prevention, his comments neither could have
The kitchen is a wonderful, impenetrable place for many of us, a place where breakfast, lunch, dinner, and other good things are made. It’s an unassuming place with lots of cupboards possessing mysterious jars which contain mysterious herbs and spices like ajwain, hing, elaichi, and pudina. For the uncomplicated
Once upon a time, in a book rife with lies, Princess Scheherazade spent one thousand and one nights in bed with Prince Shahriyar… speaking. Poor child. Not a single glass of cool sherbet was offered to soothe that lovely throat that may have gone hoarse as she spoke to save