Thanks to DJ Drrrty Poonjabi, I got the whole batch of Madlib’s latest. It pains me to type this — but it b-l-o-w-s. And Madvillainy is on my all time top 10 list. I hate how these producers pick the worst samples of Desi music. See vomit inducing Wada na tod on the otherwise excellent [...]

Next up, Esteban esta en Houston. Translacion: My breathless account of La Moz in Houston. Tonight. 8 PM.

With apologies to Dr. Thompson. Wallpaper pattern, courtsey The Inspiration Gallery.

Another one of my Dear Diary comics. About a dandia event we attended a month ago. Remaining pages to be posted when cheap Cabernet becomes abundant. I am un chien andalusia.

This is the second entry in my Cultural Mashup series. What was the inspiration? I grew up in “Hindi-Russi bhai-bhai” era. The prize of almost every drawing competition I won, was a set beautifully drawn, badly translated Russian childern’s books. A generous gift from ???? ????????? ???????????????? ?????????. I learnt much later that CCCP actually [...]

Lately my posts have few and far between. I am working on a project that’s taking more time than I had expected. It’s a series inspired by the global Indian presence. One day, someone will write something deep and thoughtful on the subject. Me? I’m a simple soul with whimsical tastes. And I plan to [...]

Recently, I came across this rare Turkish poster of Dandia (also known as Enter the Dandia), the classic 1973 Robert Clouse Kung Fu Dandia thriller. Lee plays a monk (named Lee) who enters a brutal dandia championship tournament for which only the best are invited. His athletic prowess lands him there, but he’s also serving [...]