'When I used to see images of Indians wading through flooded streets, or large crowds trying to squeeze into trains in Mumbai, or a mile-long queue of people in the rain waiting for an auto, I used to feel infuriated, but these days I feel this is what they voted for. You may

'Why the Poor Don't Kill Us' has been released.

Watch me chat with Sikandar about how India's urban ugliness reassures most Indians that the nation hasn't left them behind, how Indians behave at a 5-star buffet, why there is peace between the classes in one of the most unequal and unhappy nations on earth. Manu Joseph

"We're saying "English medium is superior. English medium is the best. You have to study". We created a system where we hold all the cards and they can't catch up. And if they couldn't catch up, we tried to convey that it might be their fault. "They didn't work hard enough".

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"...people do not surrender to a language to be ‘unified’. People learn languages that are useful. What is the use of Hindi? What are the rewards of learning Hindi? Hindi cannot colonize the South because Hindi is useless." ~ Manu Joseph newslaundry.com/2025/08/07/man…

Thank you dear Shashi Tharoor. A few days ago Amish Tripathi sent an image of Rajinikanth launching his book. And I wondered who is my Kamala Hasan. Here he is: * One of the chapters in the book is on why the poor like politicians. Hope you enjoy the arguments.

Read this very true yet hilarious book by Manu Joseph . A realistic one and yes, I completely agree with the author that Nayakan, is one of the best films ever made, though it resembles Coppola's The Godfather✨✨.

About insulting men for not reading novels Now and then, there is a lecture given to men about how they must read, chiefly novels. And why the fact that most of them don’t read novels is yet another reason why they are not better people, like women. A few days ago the New York

Sambar was invented when south Indians attempted to make a dish for Shivaji's son, Sambhaji. That's why it is called 'sambar'.

This week's pick of interesting reads on Hindustan Times includes books by Manu Joseph Sayantan Ghosh and Matt Richtel

“As of now, stray dogs are protected by exemplary laws. This has angered people. I feel many have developed a greater anger for dogs chiefly because of their annoyance with the moral swag of some animal activists.” Manu Joseph

As of now, stray dogs are protected by exemplary laws. This has angered people. I feel many have developed a greater anger for stray dogs chiefly because of their annoyance with the moral swag of some animal activists. There are some in every colony. livemint.com/opinion/online…

First media review. "Folksy irreverence"

While India is run by village headmen.

The way people are trolling ECI is next level! 😂

“Filing frivolous cases against publications and summoning journalists without proper investigation or perusal of material evidence have become a part of the police playbook in States ruled by vindictive politicians who brook no criticism. The Assam Police’s decision to

“The worst truth of this new order is that they, who received the finest education…and who consider themselves the most intelligent and informed among Indians, have been shown as inaccurate, unreliable, and incompetent political analysts of their own nation… listen carefully to

Looking forward to reading this promising book by Abhishek Choudhary