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• 2 years old? 80 years old? No problem. Any age is right for rape in India
  on May 23, 2013 in Mother India zindabad ! gang rape India THE BLOG
  Prepare to be sickened. I made a pledge last winter, at the height of the outrage against the Delhi gang-rape, that I would do my bit – however small – to highlight the shocking violence and sexual abuse that women and girls face in India...
• A tale of 2 frocks. Well 3 actually.
  on May 22, 2013 in Bollywood Gupshup Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan Cannes Sonam Kapoor The Great Gatsby Vidya Balan
  Something is afoot in Cannes on the frock front, and I think we should be told.  Well, one of the frocks is actually a sari, but you take my point. I gave you one installment of what Bollywood is wearing on the Cannes red carpet in my blog post a co...
• …brilliant statesman…visionary leader…grateful nation…one man’s vision…visionary…vision…true icon…
  on May 21, 2013 in THE BLOG Rajiv Gandhi
  Ugh. It’s one of THOSE days again. A Nehru/Gandhi sycophancy fest day, when we see obscene amounts of our money being lavished on these toadying ads in every single paper. Those are OUR rupees you are spending, do you hear me ? Ours.  Our tax...
• Why do I lead SUCH a dull life?
  on May 19, 2013 in Incredible India ! THE BLOG
  Our south Delhi colony has a monthly newsletter which is always good for news of how they are trying to sort out the abominable traffic mess, or ads for pest control, and that’s about it.  But  – whew – this month’s newslett...
• Craving for exclusivity, even in death. Welcome to the world of Indian VIPs
  on May 19, 2013 in VIP Barometer Buddhist Christian Hindu Inida Jewish Muslim neta Parsi Sikg VIP
  If this weren’t so obviously going to happen, it would be farcical. See what this country’s obsession with the VIP culture has led to now.   (By the way, a “neta” is a lord, a leader, a captain.  I have explained it in...
• Strange (hair-raising) times
  on May 18, 2013 in THE BLOG
  Everything is a trifle odd in India at the moment.  Or so we are told.  We are a billion plus people in shock.  Or so we are told. The reason for this existentialist crisis is because 3 cricketers have been caught indulging in a bit of naughty spo...
• Oh my giddy aunt, what WERE they thinking of?
  on May 17, 2013 in THE BLOG
  It’s that time of year again, folks. The Cannes film festival, aka Kaaaahn over here, is on, and we are all so excited.  Kaaaahn is, or  so we are breathlessly told – headlining Bollywood, so obviously our stars are over there and boy o...
• The lion of (Pakistani) Punjab & a little Indian village
  on May 14, 2013 in THE BLOG
  There is a delightful side bar story to the recent Pakistani general elections.  And it is happening right here in India. Whilst the politicians go through their Indo-Pak rituals, the good villagers of Jatti Umra have been partying up a storm. This...
• LIES ! LIES ! LIES !
  on May 13, 2013 in THE BLOG power cut
  And, yes, thank you very much, I know I am shouting. Having read this piece of utter tripe in the papers yesterday… …I write to you during a…go on, guess, go on…yes, a power cut. What does the Delhi government take us all for...
• Oh, those pesky planets
  on May 13, 2013 in Ad of the day flyer planet Times of India
  My mornings would be a whole lot duller without the flyers that are tucked inside my “Times of India”.   I have often pondered how to deal with planetary problems.  Now I know.  ...

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