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Controversially Yours: A Shoaib Googly to India
Two set of entities should be absolutely thankful to Mr. Anna Hazare for his India (or world) wide agitation against the most serious menace to our society- corruption. One is… Read more
Gurgaon Toll Murder: Can You Read Remorse Anywhere?
Our senses work intelligently. They shut off when there is a surfeit of information flow. That is the reason why a tannery worker can sustain all that stink. That is… Read more
More Stringent Laws could Check Incidents Like Gurgaon Toll Murder
Never ever in his wildest dreams would Umesh Kumar Pandey have thought he would die over a toll fare of Rs 27. The 22-year-old toll booth attendant lost his life… Read more
Toll Plaza Murder: Are we Becoming an Aggressive, Violent Society?
It was BREAKING NEWS on most TV channels as I tuned in on September 24 – a toll plaza worker on the Delhi-Gurgaon Highway had been shot dead, they said. His fault?… Read more
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
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
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