Drop everything and give charticle ustad Krish Ashok some love for posts like this, this, this, this, and this (via Masala Chai). How to throw flowers at a Tamil wedding:

The minute the snowstorm warning was announced in Boston, I knew yesterday’s meetup would be a lonely affair. There’s only so much trudging through premature darkness and freezing slush in breathable nylon mesh sneakers one can ask of people from tropical climes. At least we were on track to make history — the first big […]

Reminder: Boston meetup this Sunday, 2pm at Namaskar, 236 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. See y’all then!
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Update: The restaurant stops serving lunch at 3pm. If you arrive afterward, we’ll be at Diesel Café (257 Elm St.), half a block north, across the street.
Related posts: Beantown meetup (updated), Raas Leela, The revolution shall be […]

One of the things you didn’t know about this blog is that a sizable amount of its traffic comes from Google searches for “Labrador porn”. Almost every time I check Sitemeter, there’s someone searching with that phrase (or a variant such as “p…

I’m in Boston this weekend, and potentially many weekends. Let’s do a small meetup this Sunday– say 3pm at Diva Indian Bistro, Davis Square? Other times/location suggestions are more than welcome.

Update: Due to final exams, let’s meet up next week, Sunday Dec. 16th, 2pm, at Namaskar (thanks tamasha), 236 Elm St., Davis Square, Somerville. Please […]

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Much chuckling and bwahahaha-ing was induced by the designation given on this press invite that came in today:I suppose it was inevitable. I often meet people at book events/conferences who think of me primarily as “that blogger” and sympatheticall…

When Amit Varma was in town a couple of weeks ago, Sree organized a meet ‘n greet at Leela Lounge. Some Ultrabrown readers showed up. The reason everyone looks bored is that Amit was holding forth on the Indian economy. Who can stop him?

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