I read this guy’s blog often enough. Thankfully he is not that prolific! But he has numerous articles that as a Bengali and a Calcuttan I can identify with. And he is a self-confessed Bollywood buff and has knowledge of Bollywood trivia like no one else I know of! So his Bollywood articles make for interesting reading too. So it was a bit of a surprise to see an article on the Indian election on his blog. He talks about our options this elections, or the lack thereof. And he is serious and cynical and funny, all at the same time. It is a good read. I love the way he ends the post:

“Is it Congress who is giving 35 kilos of rice at Rs 2 to BPL families? Or is it BJP who is giving 25 kilos at Rs 3?

Should I vote for Mayawati because she is Mulayam with a handbag?

Or, should I vote for Mamata because she is Jyoti Basu in a saree?”