Monthly Archive for February, 2007

A Quiz Announcement

Published on February 27, 2007 in Administration. 54 Comments

This is to announce a India-themed quiz at the University of Maryland, College Park ( organized by DESIUMD ) which ”yours truly” will be conducting on Friday March 2nd with his customary Inzamamian flair.

If you are in the area, free on March 2nd at 5:30 in the evening and would like to participate in a rather easy, lowbrow quiz with no arcane references then kindly drop by the Nyumburu Cultural Center to enjoy a liberal splattering of trivia about Chichi, Mithun-da, forgotten Indian bowlers, Doordarshan oldies, corrupt politicians and other assorted topics of no importance to anyone.

[Sample question: From the personal section of a certain newspaper on a certain Valentine's Day. Who is M? Hint: M is not Mithun Chakraborty]

The Return of Mandira Bedi

Published on February 25, 2007 in Cricket and Pop Culture. 61 Comments

Tis the World Cup season.

And that can mean only one thing: Bedi.

No not the perennially pissed-off Bishen Singh Bedi.

“Bedi” jalayi leh jigar se piya
Jigar maa badi aag hai

Mandira Bedi is here.

And this time she has, in her own words, “Dravid across my chest”.

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Thank You

Published on February 22, 2007 in Blogs. 146 Comments

Thanks to the enormous support I have received from the readers of RTDM, my blog has been voted Indiblog of the Year and Most Humorous Indiblog of 2006 at the Indibloggies.

Here are the results.

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Who Bombed the Samjhauta Express?

Published on February 21, 2007 in Politics. 53 Comments

Suspect No 1: LET and Jaish and any splinter Jihadi groups that enjoy sensual backrubs from the Pakistani administration and an occasional encouraging slap on the butt from the kind General.

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Tu Hi Tu Bajrangi Re

Published on February 14, 2007 in Censorship and Silly. 40 Comments

The tension in the city was palpable as the “Vivah Raath” (marriage chariot), manned by the fighting wings of the Bajrang Dal, (the Dharma Sena [not to be confused with a certain "Kumara" i.e. bachelor Sri Lankan cricketer] and the Durga Bahini [not to be confused with Mamata Banerjee's followers]) rolled through town.

As they shouted anti-Valentine Day slogans and made a bonfire of cards and cute red teddy bears, I caught up with a particularly ferocious activist who declined to give his name, insisting we address him as simply “Bajrangi”.

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