Div-ine Comedy

Lots in a name, Mian Khan

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 05:07:03 +0530

Hi, I am Shah Rukh Khan. Naam toh suna hi hoga. I just couldn't help it. Chuckling, that is, at my nasty little brain for coming up with this

Remembering Soumya

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 05:35:35 +0530

"You are too sweet for the world, Soumya. Too nice for just about everyone." That's how I would joke with her. Unnervingly, it became a joke too cruel and played

Persepolis

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:39:15 +0530

There was no reason for me to attend the preview of Persepolis. There were many reasons for me to not go. For one, I had returned from work at 5

'Me too! How to be a journalist?'

editor@ibnlive.com — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:59:15 +0530

(Author's Note: This post has been written in gross violation of one of the cardinal rules of journalism - the Inverted Pyramid. Those of you who know what I mean

Indian spinsters - 'a cause for despair'

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:13:03 +0530
An excerpt from a Reuters report on Liz Hurley, filed by one Jonathan Allen: "Indian women are commonly married off in their teens to a man of their

Shilpa's Oscar-winning show

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:02:58 +0530
"She won, she won! Can you believe it, she actually won," I was trying to adjust myself to the cold comfort of the office cab at 6:30 am on a

'Journalists don't impress me at all'

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:48:09 +0530
"So, what do you do?" Hence began one of the most consequential conversations I have had in the recent past. The seemingly innocuous question was casually thrown my

The 'single-mingle' jingle

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:55:36 +0530
What does being single mean? Does it mean getting to live it up, no strings attached? Does it mean having the freedom to eat a melting choco fudge

Bitter after the bite

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 03 Oct 2006 02:22:06 +0530
It's that time of the year again. The autumn air is laden with festive sounds and smells. The sweet promise of approaching winter is doing much to infuse

Shooting Children

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 15 Aug 2006 02:37:56 +0530
They are the most delightful of subjects and the most spontaneous of models. They'll giggle gregariously into the camera when you want them to look all scenery and

Desperation Trepidation Confusion

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 04:01:19 +0530
All of you who've had the good fortune of boarding and subsequently completing a successful journey aboard Delhi's Desparation Trepidation Confusion (DTC) buses would identify with my plight. As

Musical memories and Naushad nostalgia...

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 05 May 2006 01:49:29 +0530
The soothing tones of Naushad's music playing out on every news channel came as a much-needed relief from the usual humdrum of the newsroom...a mesmerising spell broken only by the

Indian Idle...

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 04:33:51 +0530
So, who's your idol? Sania Mirza sure isn't worthy of being called one, so say the academic babus of the NCERT. She's not 'big' enough and they'd rather the kids