F/riction: Nirav Modi, Wall Street, & the Glimmer of Unending Greed
With Nirav Modi planning to apply for “political asylum” in the UK, we revisit Oliver Stone’s classic Wall Street. Both Vijay Mallya and Modi have…
“Humare Zamane Mein…” Why Eid Doesn’t Feel Festive Anymore
The Eids of my childhood weren’t spectacular or unforgettable, but they are still imprinted in my memory because at that time, the day didn’t exist…
Irul Review: A Thriller That Wonders What Makes Writers And Criminals Tick
Coincidences, contrivances, and corpses pile up in Naseef Yusuf Izuddin’s 90-minute locked-room mystery Irul with a three-member cast. What keeps matters fresh and edge-of-your-seat are…
Maine Sex Dekha: My Baywatch Diary
Baywatch, the TV series, set something in motion back in the ’90s. It made desi millennials like me increasingly comfortable with visible cleavage and exposed…
How Girish Karnad Became a Household Name with Malgudi Days
Malgudi Days introduced my family, which until then had only read some of Girish Karnad’s works, to his charm and subtle elegance. His WT Srinivasan…
Who Do We Blame for the Nirav Modi Scam?
With Nirav Modi being arrested in London, we must not lose sight of how the scam went undetected. In the case of Nirav Modi vs…
Are You Having a Quarter-Life Crisis? Here’s How to Beat it
Adulting is no cakewalk, especially for parent-dependent millennials. That’s why more and more of us find ourselves in the midst of a quarter-life crisis. You…
Café Coffee Day, Where A Lot Happened Over Coffee
Back in the day when most of us didn’t know the difference between a filter kaapi and a latte, Café Coffee Day was the place…
What Do Coronavirus, Spanish Flu, and Ebola Have in Common? Terrible Timing
Epidemics like Coronavirus or Swine Flu are always unwelcome, but what makes them even more deadly is their timing. As the world faces the possibility…
36 B, He Wrote
When Rukhsana and Altaf were around, Prakash hated their intrusive presence. Now that he’s gotten them off his chest, he’s begun to miss them.