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Alas, I have been unfortunate None of my assets are disproportionate 'Cept my belly Which, sigh, is jelly Comes from not watching wh...

Earlier this month, my colleague Kathakali Chanda and I were waiting to chat with Zane Dalal, the resident conductor of the Symphony Orchest...

When I was young, and I saw an old person, I just saw: old. Now, as I stagger ever closer towards dodderage myself, I only see in old peopl...

A quick backgrounder on the new Indian language top-level domains, भारत, .ভারত, .భారత్, .ભારત, .بھارت, .ਭਾਰਤ, and .இந்தியா For the absolut...

Do you have to do the shaadi To be a true love jihadi? Or is it enough To date — & stuff — Across religions to be a baddie?

Daycation: A really short holiday. Naycation: A holiday taken by someone who hates holidays, and spends the entire trip saying no to whate...

1. I once made a living writing ads As livings go it wasn't half-bad 'Cept for the suits Who to tell you the truth Often severe...

Sh’ma Yis’ra’eil, Hear O Israel: We loved you, because you were the plucky underdog, building a nation in the desert. We wished you well, b...

1. He wanted to make a big stink About a politico-big biz link His editor liked it But the owner spiked it And that's why journalis...

She was afraid to come out of the locker She was as nervous as she could be She was afraid she’d land up in the lock-up She was afraid of...