Aadisht Khanna

    Stereotypist

    The boom box of absurdity

  • The Tiger, the Painter and the Celebrity Machine

    One of the great delights of Indian newspapers is that they often report seriously news that is insanely, rotfl-ly funny. Take the following news headline: 'Dhoni Keeps Promise, Adopts a Tiger'. On reading this story, you find that India's cricket … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2011/06/16/the-celebrity-machine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Crass Empiricism

    I recently came across (thanks to Dr Ajay Shah's blog) this marvelous op-ed by Professor Prabhat Patnaik, where he talks about everything that is right with the CPI(M). It is nine months old, and so was written well before the West … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2011/06/04/crass-empiricism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Kids These Days

    My fellow columnist Deepak Shenoy is a cheap guy. He's supposed to write a finance column - sober, straightforward, and professional - but he is funny when he does this. This is outrageous. The humour is supposed to be left … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2011/05/21/kids-these-days/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Reinventing the Zero

    After the United States Navy successfully killed Osama, many people have pointed out or expressed regret that India cannot do similar things. America can conduct a military operation inside Pakistan and get away with it, but we can't. America can … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2011/05/06/reinventing-the-zero/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • The Homoeopathic Basis of Astrology

    It makes me really sad that there are so many people in the world today who find it fashionable to go against our culture. They go in for surgery and allopathic medicine instead of ayurveda, eat rotis and rice instead … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2011/04/23/the-homoeopathic-basis-of-astrology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Careers Are Overrated

    Now that Barack Obama has fixed the American economy, Anna Hazare has defeated Indian corruption, and the BCCI has created a sensible league format for the IPL, we can turn our attention to the remaining, smaller problems, that we can … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2011/04/09/careers-are-overrated/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Where Have All The Bad Girls Gone?

    The modern world is an excellent place, but it has its disadvantages. As Sonia Gandhi points out, greed and graft are on the rise, and this puts the principles of independent India in danger1. There are less than one thousand … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/11/27/where-have-all-the-bad-girls-gone/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Animal Instincts

    I was in Delhi for Diwali and was walking to the market to buy a strip of Rosuvastatin, when I saw a large crowd of people marching down the road and angrily shouting slogans. Curious, I went over to see … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/11/13/animal-instincts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Housework and its miscontents

    In his column last week, my partner in humour Anand Ramachandran talked about the travails of TamBrahm freelancers, and how he has to face the scorn of his relatives whenever he tells them that he works independently writing columns and … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/10/30/housework-and-its-miscontents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Celebrating Dussehra with gaiety

    One of the most excellent things about the Internet is that so many people bring vital information to your attention. It seems designed for the purpose. For example, hundreds of people have informed us that Endhiran's parking collections exceeded Anjaana … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/10/16/celebrating-dussehra-with-gaiety/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • The Song of Accents

    India is a country full of diversity, as has been noted in the national anthem, ads for Incredible India, and the seventeen different languages on our currency notes. We have different languages, different cuisines, different festivals and different TV channels … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/10/02/the-song-of-accents/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • How is baby name formed

    Names are one of the gravest problems that Indians face. They can cause problems of embarassment, such as when a child called Hari was mercilessly teased by his classmates who had seen monster.com's Hari Sadu ad. They can cause problems … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/09/18/how-is-baby-name-formed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Toilet Humour

    One of the great things about the Internet age is the website wikileaks. This website encourages people inside the government to send them secret documents anonymously. It then posts these documents for anybody in the world to download. In this … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/09/04/toilet-humour/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Sensex and Sensibility – Part 2

    Last fortnight, I had discussed how Jane Austen's Emma is an indictment of the havoc investment banks cause when they force their customers to go in for unnecessary mergers and acquisitions. This week, we'll look at the even more famous … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/08/21/sensex-and-sensibility-part-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • Sensex and Sensibility

    Yesterday, the movie Aisha released. There are many good things about Aisha - for starters, the name itself. Aisha is an awesome name1. Then there is the fact that it is based in Delhi, and actually uses stereotypes of West … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/08/07/sensex-and-sensibility/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • How to Survive Weddings

    There are many awesome things about the lifestyle that young business professionals lead. The most important ones are shopping at FabIndia on weekends, getting free and unlimited internet access at work, and of course team lunches at the nearest restaurant … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/07/24/how-to-survive-weddings/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • The Asskicking Auntie and Cultural Imperialism

    I was book-shopping last week when I spotted my old friend Sugandhi the Asskicking Auntie. I was pleasantly surprised to see her, and went over to say hello. "What brings you to the bookshop, Auntie?" I asked. "Normally you don't … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/07/10/the-asskicking-auntie-and-cultural-imperialism/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • When Working Out isn’t Working Out

    Daniel Pink, one of the editors of Wired Magazine, has written a book called Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. He says that the real secret behind motivation is neither carrots nor sticks but the human desire to … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/06/26/when-working-out-isnt-working-out/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • The Red Saree Conspiracy

    To my great surprise, when I was at the Ekamaranathar Temple in Kanchipuram earlier this week, I saw my old friend from Delhi Akshay the Jhakas Panwala. I hurried over to meet him. "How come you're here?" I asked. The … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/06/12/the-red-saree-conspiracy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>

  • The Indian Gladiatorial League

    Tigers are rapidly dying out in India. Aircel keeps warning us that there are only 1,134 tigers left. Apart from nodding sympathetically, and cooing over how cute Stripey the cub is, what is to be done? Barun Mitra has suggested … <a href="http://blog.tools.news.yahoo.com/opinions/2010/05/29/the-indian-gladiatorial-league/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">→</span></a>