Every week when I sit to write this column, I check what the competition is up to. By competition, I mean: Tamil Nadu politics. For us, humour writers, the task of trying to match TN politicians in eliciting laughter out of public is always daunting because they (politicos) tend to do it so effortlessly. Take the case of T Rajendher…. Read more →
Keep an Oxford dictionary nearby Chennai, March 8: Thanks to the trouble in Aircel, its customers have been facing huge network problem, unable to make or receive calls — getting to understand what Vodafone customers go through even in normal times. Okay. That was just good natured barb at the hard-working Vodafone guys, who are always busy and attending to… Read more →
The death of actress Sridevi this week triggered many memories in me, and one of which was about the day when I died for her. Well, almost. This was in the late 70s or early 80s, I can’t recall the specific year. I had tagged along with my older brother and his friends on a short, day trip to Thekkady. … Read more →
We recreate, without watching TV, how news channels covered Sri Devi’s death Chennai, Mar 1: There has been a huge criticism over the manner in which TV news channels went about covering the sudden demise of actress Sridevi. And there has also been an equally huge criticism over the fact that why do people continue to watch news channels and… Read more →
Kamal Haasan has formally launched his political party. Rajinikanth is getting ready with his. Vishal too looks like he is entering politics. The last one is particularly a happy development, as anything that can keep Vishal away from acting has to be welcomed unconditionally. The thing is in the last one-and-half years the number of people taking up active politics… Read more →
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