All hat, no rabbit
On how Modi used the three-card monte trick to sell demonetisation to the nation
Where Justice goes to die
On February 5, a mundan (ritual shaving of hair) ceremony was conducted for the daughter of mid-level bureaucrat…
People versus the State
Earlier today there was a hearing at the Tis Hazari court in Delhi, where Judge Kamini Lau sat…
Reading List 19/01/2020
Uttar Pradesh, about which a longer blogpost needs writing, continues to shock with its arrogant unconcern for either…
WTF Just Happened: December 1
#1. After six straight lows, India’s quarterly GDP growth finally trended upwards to 6.3% in the quarter ending…
Ab ki baar, afterthought sarkar
The GST is working perfectly fine. The citizens are happy. The money is pouring into the treasury. A…
WTFJH: The October 14 weekend edition
#1. It takes just one news story to meet, and exceed, the weekend’s whatthefuckery quotient: Over two years…
WTFJH: The October 13 edition
#1. Here is a news story: On 12 October, Zulaikha Khatoon, the wife of the only eyewitness in…
WTFJH: The BHU edition
Back in 1998, in course of covering the national elections of that year, I ended up in Baramati.…
Make India Grate Again
The BJP national executive meeting is now on at the Talkatora stadium in New Delhi. Given the importance…
