Man From Matunga

I love my comics. And I love superhero films based on them. I grew up on Amar Chitra Katha, Phantom, Mandrake, Tarzan and Marvel and DC comics and have seen virtually every superhero film made, including Superman and Batman releases from the 40s and 50s. This weekend, for example, has been reserved for Green Lantern […]

Who would ever have thought I could land up being envious of Jaipurites? With 3 months left for the Mumbai Marathon, I carried my running shoes on a trip to Jaipur last weekend. The hotel I was staying at directed me to a place called Central Park. I wasn’t sure what kind of park this […]

“Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC) offers an interesting window into the many Indias that live in parallel. In one such India, a contestant hopes to use the money to pay off a loan or to create a future fund for the children or to buy a house for himself/herself and the family. In another India, a […]

The Association of Two-Wheeler Users of India (ATWUI) has just adopted this new manifesto in their recently concluded annual general body meeting. 1. Ditch the helmets There is no need for us to wear helmets. If a policeman tries to stop us, we should just speed away. Most traffic policemen are anyway on foot and […]