I ordered an iced tea of the Long Island variety and tried to blend in, reclining on a comfortable sofa in the manner of a celebrity on a day off.  Considered wearing my sunglasses inside but that may have hindered my people watching.  And what an excellent venue it is for that.

In a verdict that many did not believe they would see in their lifetime, the Delhi High Court awarded a judgement repealing the law that criminalises homosexuality or consensual gay sex between adults. Justice S. Muralidhar cited the tenets of inclusion enshrined by our first Prime Minister Shri Jawaharlal Nehru.

If there is one thing that I envy the people of Delhi, it would have to be the city’s vibrant cultural scene.

Imagine, a starter, a main, limitless cold plates from the conveyer belt, limitless tiger beer, limitless dessert (dessert!), all for (wait for it!)… 500Rupees. Too good to be true? Well, yes, that price doesn’t include taxes. But still, if this combination doesn’t guarantee a good night, I can only push you in the direction of the nearest psychiatrist.

The cut-off figures in many ‘famed’ DU colleges are becoming crazier than ever, with people having 90% marks not confident of getting through…the first cut off figures in so called prestigious courses in many a famous North Campus college were crazily high. But DU aspirants should take comfort from the recent T20 wave…that the so called brands of yester years are no guarantee of success in future. There is no substitute to continued hard work. With so many professional courses and other educational avenues (Delhi is really spoilt for choice…you realise this when you live outside Delhi for a few years…like I did when I was in Pune), DU aspirants should not feel cut off from success just because they cant make it to a North Campus college or a course of their choice. There are numerous post graduation professional courses for which you can start your preparation from first year itself and leave your college peers behind after graduation.

We will be up in arms against alleged racist attacks on Indians in foreign countries (like this bar in Mumbai put up a sign outside saying they would not sell Foster’s an Australian brand of beer because of the racists attacks on Indians in Oz), but have nothing to say when foreigners in India encounter racism.