My dear fellow Namosevaks, my heart overflows with pride and joy in informing you that we have thrown the geriatric, out-of-date party apparatus into the dustbin of history and have instead created a rejuvenated Modified party, writes Manas Chakravarty.
What surgery? Who's the patient?" asked a thin guy as I entered the room and stood around uncertainly. Several people were seated around a large table in the waiting room, drinking coffee. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Should the domestic T20 league be banned? Some morally outraged extremists have suggested that we should scrap it. I believe that would be rather rash. What on earth will we do in the evenings — watch TV serials? Manas Chakravarty writes.
Two mountaineers have set a world record by being the first to use a mobile banking app on Mount Everest….they have successfully traded shares with Breeze Trade and conducted funds transfers with Breeze Banking: Standard Chartered Bank press release, May 23, Nepal. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Bunny: It’s a lovely evening here at the Wankhede stadium, the bookies are chirping in the stands, the money launderers are singing and the home side is batting. Baja: This is an absolutely critical over, the odds are 3 to 1 we get 15 runs off it. Manas Chakravarty writes.
In view of recent events, job advertisements, particularly for government appointments, are on the threshold of a revolution. Manas Chakravarty gives a few examples of these ads in the future.
Worried by the Chinese incursion into Ladakh, I have had a series of meetings with experts in the foreign ministry, all of them wearing People’s Liberation Army caps, who explained that there is no cause for alarm. Manas Chakravarty writes.
The Saradha scam has utterly destroyed my faith in human nature. It has shaken my confidence and undermined my beliefs, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Purported speech by an alleged Nitish Kumar: Dear friends, it gives me immense pleasure to announce that, despite the vile machinations of our enemies and the envy of our peers, we have managed to remain the most backward state in the country. Manas Chakravarty writes.
There's absolutely no need to get alarmed by media reports about violence in Kolkata colleges. Everything is fine here. In fact, I'm very happy to be studying in Kolkata, I'm having a great time. You won't believe how much I've learnt here.
Manas Chakravarty writes.
To test the ability of some of our big shots for the top job, we invited them to debate the big question facing India today. The question, of course, is: Are potatoes good for you? Manas Chakravarty asks.
There has been much discussion in the newspapers these days about the Idea of India. We desperately need the answer to this vital question. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Manas Chakravarty welcomes one and all to the match between UPA 2 Plus Allies against the Combined Opposition on this balmy spring day.
Manas Chakravarty writes about the Italian marines issue.
People looked from termite to scorpion, from dog to goldfish turd to pigs and skunks and back again; but it was impossible to say which was which, writes Manas Chakravarty.