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  Desi Punch, Italian Judy
Here is a demo script for a comedy series comprising of the original tu tu, main main exchanges in Parliament — one of the longest running political slapsticks in India.
   
Earlier Columns
  September 11, February 28, April 27, 2002
The Hindutva Rate of Growth, April 20, 2002
Guiltless in Guwahati, April 13, 2002
Pot’s blacker than the kettle, April 6, 2002
Will the Kautilyas learn?, March 29, 2002
Red carpet, black hole, March 23, 2002
The Bhindranwale effect, March 16, 2002
Downsizing governance, March 9, 2002
Backfire's burning question, March 2, 2002
Free & Fair Inc., February 23, 2002
UP as in the Ugly Picture, February 16, 2002
Brawn worked, now the brain, February 2, 2002
Friends without life-jackets, January 26, 2002
Welcome to Moscowashington, January 19, 2002
General needs a rewrite, January 12, 2002
Reaching out to Conquer, January 5, 2002
Hang up, don’t disconnect, December 29, 2001
On the brink, watch your step, December 22, 2001
The foxhole mindset, December 15, 2001
Big men with a little madness, December 8, 2001
When in doubt, delete it out, December 1, 2001
Rising pitch, silly point, November 24, 2001
Fear and learning in New York, November 17, 2001
Here a General, there a General, November 10, 2001
Give Musharraf his 15 minutes, November 03, 2001
India, Pak and two Americas, October 27, 2001
Meanwhile in Bharatvarsha, October 20, 2001
Neck deep, 40,000 ft high, October 13, 2001
Good morning, America?, October 6, 2001
Our macho do about nothing , September 29, 2001
Beating Delhi about the Bush , September 22, 2001
Courage under fire , September 15, 2001
Old thugs in new Delhi , September 8, 2001
Ah, the sweet smell of poverty! , September 1, 2001
Con as in content, August 25, 2001
Last stretch at Race Course Road, August 18, 2001
It's the economy, genius!, August 11, 2001
Of the fixers, for the fixers, August 4, 2001
Democratic shock absorbers, July 28, 2001
Musharraf’s birdie, July 21, 2001
Blind date at the Taj, July 14, 2001
India’s pre-summit jitters, July 07, 2001
The pappi-jhappi trap, June 30, 2001
Indian graffiti, June 23, 2001
Chinese food, humble pie, June 09, 2001
What Atal must tell Pervez, June 02, 2001
A bold turnaround, May 25, 2001
Stars and gripes, May 19, 2001
Scratching at the sidelines, May 12, 2001
Assam’s lost decade, May 05, 2001
Kalam’s banana republic, April 28, 2001
The voice vote quickie, April 21, 2001
Reality check from Tehran, April 14, 2001
PM not presidential enough, April 07, 2001
Bullish, bearish, sheepish , March 31, 2001
No defence, Minister , March 17, 2001
A Scam every three years , March 10, 2001
Trust our immune system, February 10, 2001
The goonda patriot , February 10, 2001
Buying old mindsets , February 03, 2001
Privatise the parade , January 26, 2001
Our hell on Wheels , January 20, 2001
Not by Lone, alone , January 06, 2001
Afraid of one's shadow , December 30, 2000
A guide to the Pak army , December 23, 2000
Mindreading Musharraf , December 16, 2000