Tag: Jug Suraiya blog
Double talk
<!--Uday Deb--> The use of language as a form of deliberate miscommunication In a London pub I heard a man at the bar expressing displeasure ... Read More
The human tragedy
<!--Uday Deb--> The shock wave of grief after the crash of AI 171 should make us mindful of the fragility of life Send not to ... Read More
Toothpaste India
<!--Uday Deb--> Wherever in the world we go, it feels like home only On a street in Turin, a young man walked past me talking ... Read More
Hyphen-hype
<!--Uday Deb--> The weaponisation of a commonly used mark of punctuation, and how best to counter it The minister of Punctuation, Propaganda, and Fake News ... Read More
La Dolce Vita
<!--Uday Deb--> Among the many things Indians and Italians have in common is a taste for the sweet life In Torino, Italy, with its panoramic ... Read More
Best of enemies
<!--Uday Deb--> It’s only within the confines of the subcontinent that Pakistan and India engage in conflict No, no, please! How can I accept money ... Read More
Talk the talk
<!--Uday Deb--> The globalisation of English has taken a lot of the foreignness out of foreign travel Bunny and I are in Torino, Italy. And ... Read More
Phoney business
<!--Uday Deb--> It might be spam, hoax, or fraud, but we’re always at our phones’ beck and call If you’re reading this column, chances are ... Read More
Doing gupshup
<!--Uday Deb--> Why foreign pipples cutting jokes about how we are telling like that only? No doubt one foreigner putting up in Amsterdam itself, having ... Read More
Hidden dragon
<!--Uday Deb--> Could India and Pakistan be unwitting pieces in a devious game of Chinese chequers? Two Chinese generals, Mi and Yu, congratulating themselves on ... Read More