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Radhika Vaz is a comedian who lives between New York and Mumbai. Radhika's new book "Unladylike, A Memoir" is available online and in stores. She wrote and coproduced the edgy web-series âShugs & Fatsâ, which won the prestigious Gotham Awards in New York last year. Her one-woman shows "Older. Angrier. Hairier." and "Unladylike: The Pitfalls of Propriety" have sold out to audiences in NY, LA and all over India. She tweets at @radvaz Less
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Welcome to the New Year and i hope all of you had a wonderful celebration. Sadly i cannot say the same for myself as my New Year Eve party plans were dashed to the groundâŠ.
January 2, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
December 19, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Last week i spent 13 hours locked in an aircraft with a screaming toddler. I checked in so late i did not have the opportunity to make my usual request which is to be seatedâŠ
December 19, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
December 5, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
With the new year fast approaching my wish for 2018 is that all Indian parents who feel the need to instruct their children on who to love and eventually marry will learn to chill andâŠ
December 5, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
November 21, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
What do the film Padmavati and a Rajasthani girl child have in common? Both made it through gestation but neither one may live to see the light of day. Yes, in an ironic twist RajasthaniâŠ
November 21, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
November 7, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
As a fan of comedy i havenât been following The Great Indian Laughter Challenge. However, as a fan of drama, i was enthusiastically following the Akshay Kumar Hot Mess Fest. To recap for those ofâŠ
November 7, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 24, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
In the last two weeks Hollywood men have had little to no sleep. Thanks to The Harvey Weinstein Chronicles most spend the first half of the night counting the various ways they sexually abused womenâŠ
October 24, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
October 10, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
They say everything fun is illegal, immoral or fattening, and all of it can be found in Las Vegas. No matter what time of day or night it is you will be offered sex, drugsâŠ
October 10, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
September 26, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Nobody is celebrating Navratri harder than the marketing department of a condom company. Their ads asking Gujaratis to have safe sex may have been pulled but their point has been made â if itâs NavratriâŠ
September 26, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
September 12, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Every time i see anyone famous talk about, comment on or write an open letter to Kangana Ranaut i LOL. It is comedy at its simple, slapstick best and reminds me of a hilarious bitâŠ
September 12, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
August 29, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
There was a time when an acid attack involved nothing more than some very happy hippies on a mind-expanding trip. They bothered no one but the moral police who are, as we know, offended byâŠ
August 29, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
August 15, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
So some employers are experimenting with period leave where female employees get the day off on the first day of their period and for once both the feminists and sexists arenât exactly sure how toâŠ
August 15, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
August 1, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Cricket never caught on with me, partly due to my contrarian approach to the world around me and partly because neither parent was into it. We are not a sporty family, my husbandâs near constantâŠ
August 1, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
July 18, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Last week a comedian got in trouble for essentially photoshopping dog ears and a snout on to an image of our Great Leader and then tweeting it. Now it would be one thing if GreatâŠ
July 18, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
July 4, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
They say Mumbai is like New York. Or that New York is like Mumbai. And every time i return from one city to the other i find myself agreeing more with that sentiment. I wasâŠ
July 4, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
June 20, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
As a comedian life is almost too easy. Just as i think i am running out of material our politicians, bureaucrats and high court judges leap to my rescue. Of course it would be aâŠ
June 20, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
June 6, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Priyanka Chopra has some nerve. A self-made woman, she has gone where no Khan or Kapoor (male or female versions) is ever likely to go. She makes bank, blazes trails and looks awesome doing itâŠ.
June 6, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
May 23, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Triple talaq. Two words more loaded than me at happy hour. Should it stay or should it go? Everyone has an opinion about it and here is mine. I say donât do away with tripleâŠ
May 23, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
May 9, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
If you are 25 years or older and live with your parents in their home, you need to know something â at least 50% of you have parents who want you gone. This data isâŠ
May 9, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
April 25, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
By the grace of Goddess i do not believe in God. I was raised by Christians whose main interest in Christmas was cake. Religion was not part of my upbringing but being Air Force peopleâŠ
April 25, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
April 11, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
Last week India was shamed by its people and leaders yet again. Shortly after several attacks were made by Indian nationals on African students in Greater Noida, our BJP neta Tarun Vijay went on AlâŠ
April 11, 2017, 2:00 AM IST
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