I am surprised at the number of perfectly rational people who display phobias like the fear of household lizards and heights. And I was perfectly rational too… until a bat entered my room, looking like a mini dragon, while I watched Game of Thrones.

Sridevi didn’t know she’d be gone too soon. But had she known, would she have lived her life differently? I would.

By showing how close the links are between right-wing religious extremism and the violence and subjugation of women, The Handmaid’s Tale seems like a warning for present times.

With no reservations and no equipment, we embarked upon a Himalayan trek in Uttarakhand in search of a screenplay. What we found instead, was an ending.

What are we to do in the face of the epic monstrosity of man? Collectively capitulate to the horror unfolding all around. The option is too terrible to contemplate.

When Arundhati Roy asked the class to submit a short story, I saw my chance. I realised that there could be no direct route to attention. And wrote the worst short story ever.

Can we please just drop the pretence? The truth is, originality is a myth.

Like all good Brahmin boys, I wore a janeyu. So how did I go about losing my religion?

Each time I create a wildly inventive gaali, it’s like getting a fix. I’d say that this deep sense of satisfaction is the reason cursery has exploded all around us.

A life of leisure and laziness is the only sensible human goal. It’s okay to be lazy. It’s okay to not “win”.

Trying to understand my love for alcohol through the words of the world’s booziest writers.

Why do I smoke? Quite apart from the addictive nicotine, I really enjoy it. Yes, smoking kills. But so does living.