Category Archives: Criticism

David B

Posted on December 18, 2009 by

We had a fabulous chat with David B on Tuesday, with fit audience though few including many of the Drighanchoo team. David B is his pen name: he was born Pierre-Francois Beauchard, but in a series of significant steps changed … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to Savita Bhabhi

Posted on December 14, 2009 by

I know my blog has been rather boring of late. Just to spice things up a bit, here is a post on Savita Bhabhi. Enjoy! Dearest Savita Bhabhi, My most respected bhabhiji, I am writing to say that I miss … Continue reading →

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Jai Bajrangbali

Posted on September 21, 2008 by

One can tell the BJP has got over its sulks. At the risk of being deluged with hate mail, may I point out that there is a pattern to be seen in the recent events in Orissa, the posturings that … Continue reading →

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Where Do You Get Your Ideas?

Posted on July 24, 2008 by

This is based on a piece I wrote for a conference on the Muse in Indian literature, orgainsed by the Department of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University, who have very kindly agreed to let me put this version up here. ***** … Continue reading →

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And Then Silence

Posted on July 5, 2008 by

It’s now two whole days since the awards ceremony concluded. There has been total silence from the press, with not even a routine parroting of official press releases. As Supriyadi comments on the preceding post, so far it’s only my … Continue reading →

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