Category Archives: Humour

The bumpy road of politics

Posted on September 25, 2011 by

Raj and Uddhav Thackeray recently sparred over potholes. In a fantastic exchange, the cousins displayed ingenious word play to slander each other. To sum up: Raj threw the gauntlet saying that Uddhav should photograph potholes instead of wild animals. He … Continue reading →

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New school

Posted on September 17, 2011 by

Azeema Pardiwala and I did these cartoons for the alumni section of our school magazine.

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Cupcakes and virtual combat

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Counter-terrorism has never been funny business till ‘Operation Cupcake’. That’s what MI6’s attack on the al-Qaeda website is being called by the British press. According to reports, the spy agency hacked the site to damage a magazine that the Qaeda … Continue reading →

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Vulture culture

Posted on April 19, 2011 by

A few weeks ago, while driving past a sign for Phansad wildlife sanctuary in Raigad district, I remembered reading about vulture restaurants. In an effort to curtail the decline of vultures, the governments of Maharashtra, Punjab and West Bengal set … Continue reading →

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Choo mantar

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Jimmy Choo is going to be in town tomorrow (March 24). Not to open a new outlet, but, oddly enough, to address school children. Now Choo has led a life that makes a fairly inspiring story. Born in Malaysia, he … Continue reading →

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Parsi pin-ups

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

I had a good laugh when this arrived in my inbox yesterday. The group that put the calendar together, Zoroastrian Youth for the Next Generation (ZYNG), is an earnest bunch of young Parsis whose primary objective is to hook eligible … Continue reading →

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The Wisecracktatus

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

Cartoon by IC and Azeema Pardiwala

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Babanrao Mahadik rides high

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Aditya Thackeray has frequently been in the news ever since his political debut – getting Rohinton Mistry’s Such a Long Journey kicked off the BA syllabus. He made headlines when he met Mamata Banerjee in Delhi to demand separate coaches … Continue reading →

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The Wisecracktatus

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

Cartoon by IC and Azeema Pardiwala

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The Wisecracktatus

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

Cartoon by IC and Azeema Pardiwala

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