Hindustan Times
The Issue: Alice in Wonderland metaphors
The Soundtrack: White Rabbit
Have you noticed how Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland has become the standard textbook for describing the total bawaal within the BJP? Read more
(6 votes, average: 3 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Indrajit Hazra on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 8:29 pm
Filed under IndiGestion, Music · Tagged Alice in Wonderland, arun shourie, BJP, jefferson starship airplane, lewis carroll, resident intellectual, White Rabbit
The Issue: SRK’s airport travails
The Soundtrack: My Name Is Mud
It’s nearly 5 in the morning, a very early time of the day to laugh. But I’m still finding it hilarious how ‘the nation’ (as some media descriptions have it) is shocked by the news of Shah Rukh Khan being questioned for “almost two hours” by authorities in Newark airport. Read more
(14 votes, average: 4.14 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Indrajit Hazra on Tuesday, August 18, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Filed under IndiGestion · Tagged Anil Kapoor, Eminem, Farah Khan, Kabul, Karan Johar, My name is Lakhan, Newark airport, primus, Ram Lakhan, salman khan, Shahrukh Khan, SRK
The Issue: The Art of Lying
The Soundtrack: Don’t Ask Me No Questions
Last week, I was totally submerged in lies. Read more
(9 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Indrajit Hazra on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 7:22 pm
Filed under IndiGestion, Music · Tagged Amartya Sen, investigation into lying, Johnny Van Zant, lies, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Niccolo Machiavelli, The Art of Lying, value judgement
The Issue: Marriage
The Soundtrack: The Ballad of John and Yoko
Let’s talk about the prickly issue of marriage. Having gone through this rite of passage only once, I wouldn’t consider myself an expert. But the fact remains that I’m one of the votaries of the institution whose prime and most fabulous plus points is that it protects you from the big bad and boring world outside. Throw in a fat cheque that comes with a television deal like the one that has finally got Rakhi Sawant possibly getting ready to settle down among the mooses and Mounties in faraway Tronto (spelt in English medium media houses as Toronto), and that’s a clincher. Read more
(10 votes, average: 4.8 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Indrajit Hazra on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Filed under Music · Tagged Elesh, Marriage, Rakhi and Elesh, Rakhi ka swayamvar, Rakhi Sawant, wedding
