Memes Archives

Does India Deserve the Internet Freedom it Enjoys?

It might seem shocking, given how some of our ministers think the internet was invented during the Mahabharata, but the Indian internet is actually a marvel – compared to the EU and USA, who are considering draconian copyright laws and doing away with net neutrality respectively.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 29, 2016

Bollywood

Are We Ready for Bobby Deol’s Dhai Kilo Ka Comeback?

Back in the day, there was something about Bobby Deol – the curls and the dimples, the biceps and the dancing movies. But soon, he became a meme. Now, rising from the ashes of all those jokes, Deol is a man approaching 50, and ready to make a comeback with Race 3.

Hriday Ranjan July 13, 2016

Pop Culture

The Life of a Journalist in Four More Shots Please! (and Other Chick Flicks) is Fake News

Four More Shots Please! treats Damini no differently from the women journalists who have come before her in the chick flick genre. Like Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw, Damini is not just an unlikeable character – her many flaws are framed as aspirational.

Kahini Iyer July 8, 2016

Pop Culture

PewDiePie vs T-Series: No Matter Who Wins This Scrappy Internet Brawl, We Lose

When did YouTube become a battleground between PewDiePie, a Swedish man-child who makes memes for a living, and T-Series, an implacable corporation that relentlessly polices social media?

#VALUE! June 13, 2016

Pop Culture

What Was 2019’s Meme of the Year?

While meme templates and pop references come and go like rainfall in Mumbai, some pieces of content captured the essence of this year quite succinctly. Here are our contenders for Meme of the Year.

Arré Bench June 8, 2016

Pop Culture

Mumbai Police: The Twitter Heroes We Didn’t Know We Needed

If the Varun Dhawan case is any indication, Mumbai’s finest are using Twitter to police the city, one Stranger Things meme and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai GIF at a time.

Dushyant Shekhawat May 12, 2016

Technology

Can Any of Us Afford to Live Offline?

Going offline is not an option. The work culture today demands that you are available 24X7 – over the phone, on WhatsApp, and email. And even if it’s not work, can you walk into a conversation if you have nothing to say about that viral tweet from @wokeboyhimtoo.

Yashasvini Mathur April 20, 2016

POV

Hasna Seekho: To All the Guys Who Made Us Laugh in this Time of Protests

As anti-CAA protests continue to rage on, at a time when everything seems, bleak, it’s the humour that’s kept many of us going. From tongue-in-cheek placards, stand-up routines, and internet memes, dissenters from the anti-CAA movement are finding a way to stay sane. For today, I recommend “Hum Kagaz (Filmy Version)” on Instagram.

Deepak Gopalakrishnan April 4, 2016

Pop Culture

The Reign of the Geek Gods: How Game of Thrones and Avengers Helped Nerds Take Over the World

I’m going to remember April 2019 for a long, long time. Apart from the political implications, this month will also go down as a landmark in pop culture. Both on TV and film, nerd culture planted its flag in mainstream, with Avengers and Game of Thrones becoming the most discussed, tweeted about, recapped, and memed franchises ever.

Dushyant Shekhawat March 21, 2016

Pop Culture

Excuse Me, Do You Speak Meme?

Shakespeare wasn’t trying to piss schoolkids off, he actually spoke like that. And now people talk lyk dis. Memes are our language. They contain as much context as good literature and a more developed backstory than the last 10 Avengers movies. So why do we still consider them low-brow?

#VALUE! March 15, 2016