More Mommyblogger Mockery
The Mad Momma asks: Why is it alright to be openly intolerant of children? It’s for the same reason it is alright to be openly intolerant of anything – salwar kameezes, Shashi Tharoor’s writing,...
View ArticleHarbhajan Under the Hindi Jackboot
Nobody has noticed the most sinister aspect of the whole Harbhajan-Symonds-Monkey-Maa Ki controversy. Why would Harbhajan say ‘तेरी मां की’ (terii maa kii) at all? As a true son of Punjab, manly and...
View ArticleNeo-Edwardianism Marches On
The Master wrote: But I have not altogether lost hope of a sensational revival of knuttery. Already one sees signs of a coming renaissance. To take but one instance, the butler is creeping back....
View ArticleTashan
… is like a Hindi film version of a superhero crossover. Kareena Kapoor plays Elektra, or possibly O-Ren Ishii. Akshay Kumar plays a Kanpuriya version of Shang-Chi or Iron Fist. Saif Ali Khan doesn’t...
View ArticleKarva Chauth and Kansa
Over the past few years, Punjew men (axshully also Kayastha boyfriends of Punjew woomaans) have been fasting on Karva Chauth along with their wives and girlfriends. For some reason this is hailed as a...
View ArticleSex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll
Tonight is Mahasivarathri. And while Valentine’s Day is not part of our culture, Mahashivratri definitely is. I urge you to go out and celebrate it with devotion and piety. The best way to celebrate is...
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Zed’s Dead, Baby. Zed’s Dead.
India Uncut informs us that Rajan Zed is being enraged on behalf of Hindus around the world. This follows a long history of Rajan Zed being enraged by Sony launching a Hanuman game, Rajan Zed being...
View ArticleNeo-Edwardian Calling Cards
The Art of Manliness blog recently (well, actually, a couple of years ago) had a post on how the Victorian custom of calling cards had died out, and lamented the fact: During the heyday of calling...
View ArticleOn Chequebooks
I used to work for Standard Chartered Bank, and so my salary bank account was with them. Even after I left, this continues to be my main account. This was partly because I already had mutual fund...
View ArticleBarriers to Style
A few months ago, I vaguely resolved to become a well-dressed person. The chain of thought leading up to this momentous decision was something like this: I ought to have really stylish visiting cards...
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