Come December and I start to dream of long cold nights, a blazing log fire, something hot to drink and someone to warm the cockles of my heart. After all, that’s what winter is supposed to be al...
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Are we children that we need our hand held by the Censor Board every time we go to the cinema? Like adolescents do we need guidance on what we can, should or must see? Are we too immature or at...
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What have ‘bum’, ‘gob’, and ‘booze’ in common? How many meanings does the word ‘fag’ have? And is ‘ganja’ really as modern as you think?

The answers are not just sur...
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The problem with plays are critics – and, I suppose, that fools like us read them. Winter in Delhi brings forth a profusion of theatre and with it a confusion of theatrical criticism. This year...
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Are we prudes or are we foolish? Once upon a time I used to merely wonder about it. Today, I worry.

“Do women travelling in the front s...
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I know it’s unfair -- in fact, it’s grossly unfair – but so what? It’s also great fun and it’s perfectly legitimate. So, at the risk of annoying Sushma Swaraj, I’m going to share with...
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I like to spend my sundays in bed and on such occasions I’m happy to be alone.  In fact company would be an encumbrance.  Like a beached whale propped up against large fluffy pil...
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Its strange how your mind can hop from one thing to another. They call it lateral thinking. I call it being a bit of a flibbertigibbet. In my case the oddest experience can spark off the strange...
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When Spike Milligan wrote ‘Adolf Hilter : My Role In His Downfall’ I thought the man was being delightfully pompous. I promised myself that one day I too would lay claim to a similar...
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