Satire
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Poop goes the Podcast
If you’re walking in the streets of Mumbai, you develop a certain skill, that of avoiding doggie poop. After a given time, it becomes a muscle memory; you learn to identify the object irrespective of its state of disintegration, and adjust your stride accordingly. Then one fine day, an expensively adorned cute little puppy and… Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Babu Bhai!
This is a rant that I posted recently on LinkedIn. Nothing great about it; I’ve ranted often but what I like about this one is that I typed this entirely with my right thumb in stalled traffic at Chheda Nagar Junction while staring at these ‘chamcha’ banners, of mostly unknown faces wishing random politicians on… Continue reading
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The Stakeout
If you grew up in Kerala, you would have heard this story. Or at least a version of it. It’s a bit of an urban (or rural?) legend. Sukumara Kurup is one of Kerala’s most notorious fugitives. In the 1980s, he faked his own death by killing a lookalike and had one of his accomplices… Continue reading
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Covid19 Press Conference #2 with an Imaginary Prime Minister
PIB Director: ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to our second press conference. The usual housekeeping rules apply. Thank you for those who have chosen to join the audio and video bridge. Secondly, thank you for coming here, please keep safe distance. We are glad to see this being practiced without any need for… Continue reading
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The Covid19 Speech I Would Like to Hear, But Will Never Get
Dear mitron, Thank you for tuning in to this message. I value your time and I know it is not been easy for you – many of us are going through a hard time. I would like to request your attention for the next few minutes. Not all of it is going to be good… Continue reading
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You Will Never Get a Press Conference From the PM on #Covid19, so Let’s Make One up for Ourselves
PIB Director: ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to the prime ministers’ first press conference on subjects related to Covid19. Before I proceed, a few housekeeping rules. First of all, thank you for those who have chosen to join the audio and video bridge, and also the live studio audience. Secondly, thank you for… Continue reading
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The New Normal
Did you hear about the coach who learned that prosthetic limbs are better than human flesh and bone? Space-tech material made for lighter and more tensile structure and with lesser effort, his athletes could go faster and longer. Their present performance was only middling and he was convinced he’d figured the solution. So one night,… Continue reading
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Nothing Like a Little Bit of Influence
Somewhere in an urban area in Tamil Nadu, a man receives a call from a familiar number. “Saar. You thought of me, saar! How can I serve you saar!” “Yenna thambi, how are you? All well? Family well?” “Yes saar! Everything is fine saar! How can I serve you saar!” “Well, a very important thing.… Continue reading