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You could be Next, your Obit could Read Killed in the Line of Duty of Crossing the Street
Delhi, September 2011:A 22-year-old man was shot dead. Why? Because another man decided that he didn’t want to pay Rs 27 as toll tax. This was on September 23. Mumbai,… Read more
An Imaginary Response from Shoaib Akhtar to his Indian Critics
Dear Friends, I see your outrage about my book and I feel amused, because I know that most of you have not read it. If you had, then you would… Read more
Mr Akhtar, Cut the Antics and Tell Whatever You Want To Yell
As a Pakistani, what are your best chances to have a bestseller in India? Well, blame a few towering Indian personalities and release the book in India. Then when you… Read more
Shoaib Lends Perfect Marketing Spin to Memoirs with Controversial Comments
I must say the title of Shoaib Akhtar’s book is apt as controversy is his middle name. Akhtar has been the most controversial cricketer around in the recent times. No… Read more
Don’t Hide from Shoaib’s Yorker, India. Pad Up and Read it
They have a favourite expression in Bollywood, going as far back as anyone can recall: suspension of disbelief. Now that Indian cricket, too, could be termed as an industry unto… Read more
In Info Age, RTI is Stealth Bomber: Enlightening and Frightening
On October 12, India will celebrate six years of the RTI Act, 2005. For the past five years it’s been a useful tool in the hands of journalists and the… Read more
Of Tomato Fests: Cucumbers Kick up a Storm on Salad Plate
It was just past midnight when I sat for dinner. Fried rice and egg curry, said the wife. Yeah whatever, I grunted. I always grunt; even when I mean I… Read more
Reply by an Indian to a Letter from Tomato Festival Organisers
Dear Organiser of Tomato Festivals in India, Many of my fellow Indians have already told you very clearly what they think of you and your festival. I can’t help but… Read more
Tomatoes & Urbane Melancholies: A Response to Letter from Organisers
I read the deploring letter from the tomato festival organisers/initiators/sympathisers, published in this forum recently, who did not dare to reveal their names or other true identities that could doubtlessly… Read more
What’s With this Activism over Tomatoes and Tomato Festivals?
Howzzit has received tonnes of emails and comments on the Letter from a Tomato Festival Organiser that was published here on September 17. One of our readers thinks the activism… Read more »