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My Dream 11

I’m allowed four overseas players-politicians—one Pakistan PM and three ex Prezzies of the USA make my outfit.  ...

21.04.2024 20

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Nats and adult suffrage

“Sup yo, Rahul bruh?” Nats chirped, jumping out of the driver’s seat. Illustration/Uday Mohite Natasha aka...

14.04.2024 10

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No boo-boos

“Match? Kya match? We did not come here for watching match. We came here for ‘boo-ing’.” Illustration/Uday Mohite ...

07.04.2024 10

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Lobo Lobo, the deliverer of food

“Uhm Lobo Lobo, what’s the sceene? You’re not telling me you’re uhm… no cannot be! You are a cable TV guy... how can you also be…,” I...

31.03.2024 30

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India wants to know

Did you not want to piss off the Antilla Family? Do you not want to get confrontational? Is there too much “dosh” at stake? ...

24.03.2024 10

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Road to somewhere

With this, I also get an add on H1B1 visa—this is a visa that allows me to visit any chiropacter to inspect/cure my sore/injury ridden back (B1)...

17.03.2024 10

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Lobo Lobo and the big bash

“You were invited to the Ambani pre-wedding bash?” I asked astounded. Illustration/Uday Mohite Lobo Lobo...

10.03.2024 10

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Dear Bazball

Bazball is one such benefit not produced in the factory. That benefit to cricket is the ‘no fear of failure’—the embracing of mental freedom. ...

03.03.2024 10

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Please release me, let me go

I’m hoping both…. Though the film’s resting place will be ensconced in a streaming platform. Illustration/Uday Mohite ...

25.02.2024 10

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‘Mumbai mulga’

Would he end up being the Crown prince, never the king? And yet, KL Rahul’s injury hadn’t healed, fate had no option but to gift Safaraz Khan his...

18.02.2024 10

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Lobo Lobo ‘dissappears’

I showed up at the appointed place. Lobo Lobo dressed in black, was sitting bolt upright in a coffin Illustration/Uday Mohite ...

11.02.2024 8

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Nats goes home, ‘full time’

“Well, Nats, I’ve gotten used to you answering at your convenience, I put it down to uhm… Gen Z zzzzzzzz.” ...

04.02.2024 10

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The comic universe of Amar Chitra Katha

For us 70s kids, Indian mythology was learnt from Amar Chitra Katha comics Illustration/Uday Mohite Lord Rama...

28.01.2024 10

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Lobo Lobo and de Luckwashdips Islands

Jest imagine we are in de sea food and pork capital of India and we’re stuck in a plane, like being in jail uuufff!” ...

21.01.2024 7

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And the Golden Globe goes to...

The award is befitting—he’s a great supporting actor even when he’s a leading man. Illustration/Uday Mohite ...

14.01.2024 40

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Submarine drive

“Pierre, so Marine Drive, has transformed magically, from a six lane roadway it is soon to become a multi- level transport arena” ...

07.01.2024 30

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2023, rewind, fast forward

ChatGPT and climate change dominated the chat. Illustration/Uday Mohite So the end of 2023 is upon us… much has...

01.01.2024 10

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Nepo baby

Movie stars here tend to build their bodies first before they build their bodies of work. Illustration/Uday Mohite ...

24.12.2023 8

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You’ve got ‘rizz’

“And the best word they’ve chosen for 2023 is ‘rizz’? What does ‘rizz’ even mean?” (double eye roll) ...

18.12.2023 10

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Lobo Lobo, fuss day, fuss show, frent row

“I am Alpha-male, got it… I’m the ultimate masculine man.” He attempted to walk through a glass door, hoping it would shatter, but it...

10.12.2023 9

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Himalayan blunder

But we are a young, unstable, and fragile mountain range, with an active fault line—making us more prone to earthquakes.  ...

03.12.2023 20

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Dear Rahul

I’ve always wanted to climb into your head, assess your thinking, untangle the source of your grit, and determination. ...

26.11.2023 20

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AI and Lobo Lobo

“I’m surprised you’re not singing the new Beatles song, ‘Now And Then’... it’s all over the news.” Illustration/Uday Mohite ...

19.11.2023 10

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Gods of carnage

“Every time we win a match, it is the only happiness our country feels,” one player tells me. Illustration/Uday Mohite And it...

13.11.2023 20

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‘Friend’ no more

Two 90s shows set in New York, two shows about friends, with ensemble casts. Both, very different. Illustration/Uday Mohite If I...

05.11.2023 8

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Orthodox bowler, unorthodox man

Bishan Bedi was a gentle breeze in a time of noisy tsunamis… a grandfather clock, in the time of TikToks. Illustration/Uday Mohite ...

29.10.2023 9

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Nats and LGBTQ+

“I stand with LGBTQ!” Nats said defiantly. “This is no laughing matter, Rahul bruh!” Illustration/Uday Mohite Natasha ...

22.10.2023 10

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I am Gaza

I am politics, I am geo-politics, I am genocide. Illustration/Uday Mohite We chase misprinted lies We face the path of time ...

15.10.2023 10

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Lobo Lobo and V.A.D.A P.A.V.

“As an avid ex-atlete, you know I was a football wizard and am present carrom champ of my society, I am concerned about de state of games and sports...

08.10.2023 10

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Nats and ‘Daughter’s Day’

“So you’re pissed off that I forgot to call you?” I asked hesitatingly. Illustration/Uday Mohite Natasha aka Nats, my Gen Z...

01.10.2023 10

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BEST of burden

“Saala this BMW tried to dabao me, main unko ek solid bump diya!,” Mazhar announced triumphantly, as he swung into the yard. Illustration/Uday...

24.09.2023 9

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What happens next?

Scenes were being broken down into shots, locations hunted down, between Bandra and Bhor with a spattering of Satara—Amit Sadh pitted against Jim...

17.09.2023 10

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Who am I?

India vs Bharat, Bharat vs India is a hotter contest than Djokovic vs Alcaraz… well, Djokovic vs Medvedev this year. Illustration/Uday Mohite ...

10.09.2023 10

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