People often bitch and moan about how bad things are in India or that things are now deteriorating in the U.S. But few realize how much worse things are in so many other parts of the world like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Somalia, Zimbabwe or in Western Africa. The New York Times has a P.1 story […]
Here’s another instalment of Incredible India featuring some of those only-in-India incredible stories: * This is weird. Shiv Sena, a political party in Maharashtra, is looking at selling a branded version of the vada paav snack called Shiv Vada Paav. What next? DMK Idli, AIADMK Pakoda, BJP Bajji, Congress Mysore Pak, BSP Jalebi, Akali Jamun, CPM Rosogolla…Here’s […]
Stalin (the original Russian guy not the duplicate local fella) did many things wrong. But Stalin did one thing right when he angrily yelled at Lenin’s wife Nadezhda Krupskaya that just because she used the same toilet as Lenin gave her no reason to interfere in party affairs. Similarly, just because some Sri Lankans speak […]
Sashenka by Simon Montefiore (New York, Simon & Schuster, 2008) Seldom in human history has the human soul been put to trial as it was in 20th century Russia, a scorching trial that started well before the Great October Revolution and lasted till 1953 and even beyond. Tens of millions of Russians lost their lives in the madness and […]
Chandni Chowk Collapses – Down 80% Folks, now it’s confirmed. Chandni Chowk to China is a bada box office disaster in the U.S. (On Sunday, we gave you CC2C box office estimates but now we give you actual numbers from boxofficemojo). In its opening three-day weekend, this pathetic piece of shit Chandni Chowk to China […]
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition. Forty-four Americans have now […]