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SRK, eat your heart out. Indian-American actress Mindy Kaling had 20 per cent more followers on Twitter than you do. Yup, she has close to 1.5 million followers.
Yeah, but what sort of name is Kaling? you may ask. It’s short for Chokalingam. As for the Mindy (she was born Vera), we’re not sure. Her brother’s name isn’t Mork, so no explanation there. Read this excellent article about her in The New York Times.
In case you have no idea who she is, she plays Kelly Kapoor on the American version of The Office. She’s also one of the writers on the show.
Oh yeah, and she has a book, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me (And Other Concerns) out on November 1.
But get a taste of her humour for yourself, here’s a selection of her tweets:
I never dress right in LA. I go in jeans to a birthday and people are in sequins. I dress up for New Years and its gray tshirts and leggings.
My braces have really painted a picture of the kind of kvetching, boring elderly person I'm going to be
I'd like the comedy movie poster aesthetic to change from "awkward high school yearbook photo" of the lead. Next!
Is it wrong that I LOVE in memoriams?
I am the only person in history who ever ate my entire dinner plus a roll at Emmys. So many room-temperature meals untouched, sad to my eyes
He may have a fancy movie pedigree, but Ryan Gosling was born to be the guy in the remake of the music video for "Uptown Girl"
Oh shit, guys, I'm so excited, no one I saw today will I see tomorrow so I can wear the same outfit again.
I arrived at the airport humiliatingly early.
Crickets are getting so loud. CHIRP CHIRP WE GET IT
A movie part I want is the main guy's wife whose role is just to say: "Honey, what are you doing? The parent-teacher conference is tonight!"
[ First published: September 24, 2011
Last updated: September 24, 2011
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Bihari on the train
There was this Bihari who was travelling with two tickets, so when the T.T.E asked for the ticket, this fellow gave both the tickets, and so the T.T.E asked him the reason of buying two tickets, this fellow answered well what will happen if in case I lose one of them, so the T.T.E said what if you lose both of them, so this guy said then why do I have a monthly pass.
While the world and India is lurching from crisis to crisis, only one person can prevent disaster. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s Rajnikant!
1. Rajnikant just downgraded Standard & Poor’s credit rating. Moody’s and Fitch have been warned.
2. Rajnikant just brought the Jan LokPal... » READ MORE
Some stories you just can't make up.
Like this one from the Washington Post. We bet the writer of the headline spent hours in wonder before delivering this bit of brilliance: Pakistan struggles to attract tourists amid violence.
Ah, we see. Is that what it is?
Some of the content of the article is... » READ MORE
Earlier this year, we had presented The A To Z Of India In 2011. Hey, lots of stuff (and nonsense) happened since then. Things got worse. So, we’re back, with another go at recapping the year that was, which can variously be described as India’s Annus Horribilis or Annas Horribilis.
A... » READ MORE
These are some of the neologisms that Anna Hazare has spawned - in my mind. Blame it on the hysterically fawning electronic media; the faux but sincere Gandhian, poor man, had little to do with them. Please feel free to exercise your inalienable right to add as many more to the broth as... » READ MORE
India’s not playing too well,
Defeat has a sour smell,
Tired bowlers can take no wickets,
Flashy bats keep punching their tickets,
Blame it all on the IPL.
Among the ruins, standing tall,
Is the man we call The Wall,
Dravid, recalled to the one-days,
For the BCCI may as well say,
“The others... » READ MORE
Once upon a time, you really hadn't arrived in Indian politics unless you'd had footwear hurled at you. But things change fast in politics and the flavour of the day is the slap.
And, as ever, the Chinese are watching (or reading your emails). And sensing an opportunity, they want to jump in to the... » READ MORE
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