\”Iran good?\” I\’m abruptly distracted from my increasingly ravenous glances at Tajrish square by the mangled and rather limited English of my reticent companion. He i- actually never mind about him just yet, as his time will come near the end of this piece. In retrospect, I take immense satisfaction with my retort since theseContinue reading “The Unheard Voices Of Tehran”
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The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05S04: Ranbir Kapoor & Ranveer Singh
As always, you can catch the previous B&W of KWK here, ft. \”fallaley\”. Best: Ranbir & Ranveer Know KWK Better Than KWK Knows KWKThanks for bringing back the real and only intro Koffee With Karan should ever have, albeit for just five seconds. #BringBackIAmBack #NeverGiveUp Worst: The Best Of BollywoodLet\’s forget for a moment thatContinue reading “The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05S04: Ranbir Kapoor & Ranveer Singh”
The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05S03: Arjun Kapoor & Varun Dhawan
We\’re settling into a comfortable routine here, aren\’t we? As always, you can check out last week\’s B&W here, ft. lots of twinklin\’, sprinklin\’ and KJ\’s trademark uha uha\’ing. Worst: #BringBackIAmBackSeems like KJ didn\’t get my admonitory memo, so we\’ll keep at the immensely popular \’yo intro so pointless\’ joke for the second week inContinue reading “The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05S03: Arjun Kapoor & Varun Dhawan”
The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05E02: Akshay Kumar & Twinkle Khanna
We\’re going to do this as long as it\’s cool, and then we\’re going to drag it on to the point where people can say, \’man, it went on too long\’. You can catch the Best & Worst of Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt here ft. SRK having a mock orgasm and Karan Johar aContinue reading “The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05E02: Akshay Kumar & Twinkle Khanna”
The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05E01: Shah Rukh Khan & Alia Bhatt
Note: I\’m in experimental commercial sell-out territory here, because in the archaic words of Shah Rukh Khan, \”You need to do the bad stuff to know how hard it is.\” Also, Note: Donald Trump may have won, but at least we still got Koffee With Karan. Best: Koffee With Self-Awareness I\’ve seen enough KWK toContinue reading “The Best & Worst of Koffee With Karan S05E01: Shah Rukh Khan & Alia Bhatt”
\’How To Ace Your Job Interview\’ By Venkataraman Sundaraman
The Hunger Games or Big Boss Brother, it\’s definitely one of those two. Maybe both. Having grovelled in the chasms of unemployment from a time when \’President Donald Trump\’ was nothing but a frivolous joke (some argue it still is, but faulty microphones might differ), I find myself empowered with the experiences of multiple interviews IContinue reading “\’How To Ace Your Job Interview\’ By Venkataraman Sundaraman”
Why I Stopped Loving Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Long locks, a classical Maharaja-esque countenance, a subconscious shrug, a conscious ball smashing bravado and the bursts of childlike impishness. That was the Dhoni I first saw, that was the Dhoni that caused love at first sight. That was also the Dhoni I lost, and the Dhoni I never saw again. Unlike Sachin, Sehwag, Dravid,Continue reading “Why I Stopped Loving Mahendra Singh Dhoni”
India at Rio Olympics 2016: No Country For Non-Cricketers
This article, this fleeting interest in any sport not spelled with the letters c, r, i, k, e and t, and all this hullabaloo is just an August thing, so enjoy this joyride while it lasts folks, \’cause the biggest, boldest and most exhilarating IPL will soon be upon us, live on Star Sports! InContinue reading “India at Rio Olympics 2016: No Country For Non-Cricketers”
Master of all Nations, Citizen of None: The Life of a Gulf NRI
Fa\’ar al qarya wa fa\’ar al madinah The city mouse and the village mouse. These were the first words of Arabic I studied, back in April of 2005 where this story begins. It begins then because that was when I moved to Dubai, from the serene city of Muscat, Oman. Along with the numerous difficultiesContinue reading “Master of all Nations, Citizen of None: The Life of a Gulf NRI”
A Walk For A Lifetime In Manchester
There’s a lady who’s sure all that glitters is gold And she’s buying a stairway to heaven When she gets there she knows, if the stores are all closed With a word she can get what she came for I started blogging my Mancunian saga in 2012 after one of my rebellious strolls down OxfordContinue reading “A Walk For A Lifetime In Manchester”
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