FRANKLY SPICY by EFFKAY Well, butter my toasted buns and call me a Buddha! The saga of Ram Bahadur Bomjan, Nepal’s very own “Buddha Boy,” has reached a spicy climax, and it’s not the sort of zen-like enlightenment you’d expect. Instead, it’s more like a soggy soufflé that’s caved in on itself. Back in 2005, […]
A Comedy of Delays Oh, the drama! Fourteen years have flown by, and suddenly, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has an epiphany. “Prosecute Arundhati Roy under UAPA,” he declares, undoubtedly while clutching a copy of the Indian Penal Code. One can only wonder what took so long. Did someone misplace the file behind a […]
FRANKLY SPICY BY EFFKAY IN THIS EDITION OF FRANKLY SPICY, EFFKAY TAKES OFF ON A REPORT THAT FIRST APPEARED IN MARCH 2024, IN THE HINDU NEWSPAPER. IT’S NOT YESTERDAY’S NEWS: THE BEAT GOES ON! In the magical land of Indian politics, there exists an enchanted entity known as the Prudent Electoral Trust. Since its birth […]
The Financial express broke the story that the Boston Consultancy Group was brought in once again to ‘fix’ BSNL. The employees brace for another round of management consultancy drama. The telecom giant gears up for a three-year transformation plan while the employees union dusts off their protest banners. EFFKAY is here to give you the […]
FRANKLY SPICY by EFFKAY India is in the throes of election fever, and as always, the rhetoric from our esteemed politicians is hotter than a Naga Bhoot Jolokia chili pepper. The Old Young Man and the Young Old Man and their team mates are at it, hammer and tongs The election pot is simmering, bubbling […]
Ten years ago, as Indians cast their votes, technology was merely an afterthought, much like adding a sprig of dhania to a bowl of dal. It was there, but nobody really noticed. Fast forward to 2024, and our politicians, like kids who just found out Santa isn’t real, are waking up to the challenges and […]
In a display of unprecedented creativity, certain sections of the Indian ‘mainstream media’ have embarked on a quest of epic proportions: making mountains out of molehills, and in some cases, creating molehills where there are none to begin with. As the Indian election circus rolls from town to town, the Delhi media seems to be […]
Okay, it started with fried fish, and you’ll agree that a whole lot of things look and smell fishy in this grand election season. A few weeks ago, during one of his political rallies, Mister Prime Minister took some cheap pot-shots at Tejaswi Yadav, the former deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, who posted a pic […]
