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An Idiot’s Guide to Celeb Tweeting

rajesh — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:14:40 +0000

Now that the perils of embracing cool tech are clear, perhaps our twitterati will consider learning the golden rules of celebrity-tweeting.

26 April 2010
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry

rajesh — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 03:18:29 +0000

We’re all shoppers now, armed with a long list of requirements for the exactly right kind of car, dress, cellphone, computer, or life partner.

4 April 2010
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry

rajesh — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:53:34 +0000

Or the perils of exercising freedom in a half-changed world

9 March 2010
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry

rajesh — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:31:16 +0000

It’s easy to blame what went awry on an antiquated model of marriage, yet those who married for love don’t seem to have fared any better.

2 February 2010
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry

rajesh — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:11:26 +0000

Meet the 21st century heirs to the pucca sahibs, angrezi mems, and boxwallahs, haters and half-haters alike.

11 January 2010
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry

rajesh — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:31:34 +0000

The newfound meat fetishism of well-heeled Indians reflects their desire to be seen as jetsetting bon vivants with a discriminating palate.

21 November 2009
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry

rajesh — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:43:52 +0000

Are one-night stands as unIndian as apple pie? Does the liberated bharatiya naari only have sex with strings attached?

7 November 2009
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry

rajesh — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:20:12 +0000

The ‘wrong door’ thesis is gossip du jour in hip, urban circles. It’s the adult-rated version of picking daisies.

20 October 2009
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry

rajesh — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:04:16 +0000

A meditation on why we Indians constantly sniff each other for clues of status, much like dogs in a park to figure out who’s on top.

5 October 2009
BY: Lakshmi Chaudhry