Pointing out similarities between the Prime Minister and himself, Bran Stark says, “The next best option to us are men who know nothing.”

Democracy’s true essence isn’t the elections, but the days that follow after it ends, when we shed our voting hats and return to the routine of being citizens. Everyday life does not depend on political beliefs. So despite what we may feel about our differences, we work and live alongside people without bothering to identify someone as “sickular”, “bhakt”, or “commies”.

When your book pops out, you are full of hope. After nine months writing it, you start fervently posting pictures of it on social media the moment it’s ready. It seems flawless. And the only person who seems to agree with you, is your mother.

We’ve come to see petitions as a way to be loud when we’re tired of Twitter. From disgruntled fans demanding Game of Thrones’ final season be remade and Robert Pattison be recast as Batman, to actual do-gooders trying to save the environment, the online petition is the new outdoor rally.

Ever since I learnt about Game of Thrones, I kept hearing, “Winter is coming.” It’s been some eight seasons and I still don’t know whether it’s winter yet. All I know is that, it is the middle of summer here and aayega toh Modi hi.

Thanks to Vivek Oberoi and his distasteful meme, plebeians like me know what it feels like to be Aishwarya Rai, if only for a few brief seconds. You know, the ex who lurks around your Facebook and Instagram profiles, passive-aggressively liking your photos from 10 years ago at 3 am? Vivek O reminds me of that guy.

Game of Thrones has painted perhaps the glummest picture of love ever conceived in popular culture. Love does not last or make us better persons. Instead, it corrupts, handicaps, and burdens as much as any other responsibility in the world.

Emotional investment and familiarity with someone’s life isn’t a prerequisite for friendship any longer. The word of the year is instead, “mutuals” – people who share mutual friends and common interests.

Purists may dismiss Sooryavansham as one of Amitabh Bachchan’s mediocre offerings, but two decades later, this sappy family drama has found itself a diverse and an ever-growing fandom: Some watch it for cheap thrills, some out of habit. The movie’s perpetual telecast has inspired legions of jokes and memes.

I remember the results from 2014 like it was yesterday. I had managed to get the Congress party its lowest tally in history at 44 seats. Passing marks were 35, but there’s no pleasing some people. Now after the 2019 exit polls, everyone is saying that I’m going to fail again and Modi ji is going to top the class, says RaGa.