A queer thing happened in India in this second week of the seventh month of 2009. An event most gay, when every patriot’s prayers were answered. A week when Bapu Gandhi’s dream was realized. The age old slogan “Hindu-Musim-Sikh-Isai sabhi yahan hain bhai bhai” played out. An act almost as unnatural as the one they were opposing occurred. Religious leaders of all faiths came together as one.
Voted? Nice? Didn't spend polling day sleeping? Being empowered is fun right? Now for those of you who still want to be awake for the next 5 years might I offer a cuppa. It's called The Right To Information (RTI) Act, an act that allows you to hold the government accountable all year round.
News runs on cliches. Oft repeated ones like "the million dollar question is whether the budget will xyz" or "Only time will tell whether or not xyz" or "We have to wait and watch whether the budget xyz" or "But good economics does not make good politics as XYZ..." etc.
Hah! Move over boring old policy wogs. Asif Awesome Ali Zmooth Zardari, has made the world and USA sit up and take notice of him. Yes ladies and gentleman the charmer par excellence sweeps Sensual Sarah Palin the Republican VP...
At first there was nothing.Just a point.A Dot.And then there was Dot Com. The rustle of crisp cashthe bustle of investors dash.Credit registers ringing loudYoung dot commers doing Mamas proudEvery geek's five minutes of fameAfter all it's an ideas gameAnd...
We've come a long way baby. From crony capitalism to cry-baby capitalism. And I love it. Some party poopers say the world has changed or is changing or needs to change. Barack Hussein Obama is coming up with ridiculous tax...
Democracy wins! Pakistan Wins! Screaming headlines and crawlers on TV. Pakistan has won so many times that the trophy case is running out of space. Another victory, another round of euphoria and dances in the streets with the same old...
Abhinandan Sekhri is the writer of shows like Gustakhi Maaf and The Great Indian Tamasha on NDTV 24x7. 
