The Problem with Wokeness as a Political Strategy
Justin Trudeau miscalculated in India—and it could cost him more than bad PR
The Walrus / March 2018
Ask Me About Shapes. @davebesseling
Justin Trudeau miscalculated in India—and it could cost him more than bad PR
The Walrus / March 2018
Cover story, Sidharth Malhotra
GQ India / September 2016
Cover Story: Aamir Khan
GQ India / July 2016
The father/son combo of former J&K chief ministers were both told the same thing about getting into politics. Don't
GQ India / June 2016
No, putting together your party's playlist is not "curation".
GQ India / June 2016
Cover story, Shruti Haasan
GQ India / May 2016
Macau is worth seven times more than Las Vegas. And at the Asia Championship of Poker, two Indian card sharks are looking to haul the spoils, and the whole sport, back to India
GQ India / March 2016
In which I write to the country of my birth as a member of my country of residence
GQ India / January 2016
If all your brand requires is an emotionally blank brand-whore who happens to wear a good suit, well, come see us. India has lots of those.
GQ India / November 2015
Better Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
GQ India / October 2015
Cover story, Varun Dhawan
GQ India / September 2015
One day each year, Coorg's Kuruba people converge in an ageless place to perform an ancient ceremony of binge-drinking and screaming obscenities.
GQ India / September 2015
Fuck you, you ruiners of all things good
GQ India / September 2015
Lisa Ray interview
GQ India / September 2015
Every man wants a foolproof playbook for picking up women. A guy in Mumbai claims he’s the only one in India who has it. And for the first time, to anyone, he’s going to reveal how he does it. This might all go very badly.
GQ India / September 2015
Because that's enough now. Really. Enough.
GQ India / August 2015
Interview with author Raghu Karnad
GQ India / August 2015
Cover Story: Farhan Akhtar
GQ India / July 2015
Your 'millionaire with a heart of gold' shtick is ringing about as true as Monica Dogra’s kickstarter
GQ India / July 2015
Cover Story: Ranveer Singh
GQ India / June 2015
I don't often write listicles, but when I do, they tend to involve travel and intoxicants. Stay pasty, my friends.
GQ India / June 2015
The first disappointment in another Clinton presidency will be the sure lack of any sex scandal
GQ India / June 2015
Cover story: Nimrat Kaur
GQ India / April 2015
After refusing to engage in online dating for, uhh, forever, I have to admit: Tinder works. But it also reveals and enforces old stereotypes. And is white swiping really a thing?
GQ India / April 2015
Cover story: Virat Kohli
GQ India / March 2015
For us normal people, the reality has been more work in less time, for longer and far more often
GQ India / March 2015
What the cradle of democracy must do now that Germany's essentially cock-blocking it
GQ India / March 2015
Delhi’s most loveable bastard has managed to make talking about the economy cool
GQ India / February 2015
You Gave The Maharajah A Makeover, But We Love You The Way You Are, Air India
Huffington Post India / February 2015
Tipping over holy cows in the fields of Babylon
GQ India / February 2015
The hallowed and savage tradition of the comedy roast has finally been done in India, and it was dripping and succulent
GQ India / January 2015
Once, when Dante conflated with Kyushu
The Four Quarters Magazine / January 2015
Film Review
Huffington Post India / January 2015
After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, we’ve learned that satire must be viewed in its particular cultural context. Here are the best satirical contexts you’ll find on the web
GQ India / January 2015
Cover Story: Arjun Kapoor
GQ India / January 2015
Why you should be listening to the new D'Angelo record right now
GQ India / January 2015
An open letter to the guy who blew the biggest business opportunity on the subcontinent
GQ India / January 2015
Cover story: Anushka Sharma
GQ India / December 2014
Whether you’re at an auction wanting providence on a $50,000 bottle of single malt, or nosing a fresh bottle of Singleton in Bombay at 10 am, Charlie MacLean’s your man
GQ India / December 2014
Enough with the boilerplate platitudes
GQ India / December 2014
He has been too Bill Cosby to fail for too long
GQ India / December 2014
A day spent driving the latest range of Porsche 911s is fun. Seeing how they drift on a wet track, even more so
GQ India / November 2014
An open letter to those young enough to have lived through school with a smartphone
GQ India / November 2014
Cover story: Jeff Bezos
GQ India / November 2014
Ever dreamt you’re back in high school and woken up sweating? Toughen up. Even Saif Ali Khan, Bollywood royalty who’s actually royalty, isn’t afraid of a little mid-life book learnin’.
GQ India / October 2014
I set out to write an honest profile of Shahid Kapoor, one of India's biggest stars. His fans may never forgive me
Slate / Roads & Kingdoms / September 2014
Once a breezy cluster of villages, Bandra has grown into Bombay's hippest suburb. But that doesn't mean everyone is happy about it.
GQ India / September 2014
Cover story: Shahid Kapoor
GQ India / September 2014
Is it art? Is it not? It doesn't matter until we address the intentions
Porterfolio / August 2014 / [Pdf , 46.5 KB]
Cover story: Shraddha Kapoor
GQ India / July 2014
Would you care for some dessert, madam?
GQ India / June 2014
An open letter to a superhero who never realised how Indian he really was.
GQ India / May 2014
Cover story: Kangana Ranaut
GQ India / May 2014
Cover story: Shikhar Dhawan
GQ India / April 2014
Cover story: Sidharth Malhotra
GQ India / February 2014
Rahul Sharma is 38, unmarried and lives with his parents. But don’t worry – his company’s revenues were Rs. 3,168 crore last year and he drives to Micromax HQ in an orange Bentley
GQ India / January 2014
Cover story: Aditya Mittal
GQ India / January 2014
Cover story: Nawazuddin Siddiqui
GQ India / December 2013
A book covering a depraved decade of sex, drugs and spiritual failure
Hachette India / June 2012
For Indians too poor to buy heroin, neighborhood pharmacists are willing dealers, further entrenching a cycle of addiction, infection, and death
The Atlantic / September 2011
The Way of St. James is the most famous pilgrimage route in Europe. But the path of the true traveller doesn't stop at the Spanish cathedral
Forbes India / August 2011
In Japan, a nation that doesn’t take tradition lightly, the scandals of modern sumo are a heavy burden for the country’s national sport
The Caravan / September 2010
What an idiot can teach us about what went wrong at Toronto’s G20 Summit
The Caravan / August 2010
What is the Thai government to do when letting democracy take its course could lead to civil war?
The Caravan / July 2010
Another Sect of Tibetan Buddhists Campaigns for Recognition. In Nepal.
The Caravan / June 2010
An escape from Tokyo to Hayama, interrupted
Mint Lounge / March 2010
Choices for art: as artefact, evolving entity, or in aspic – Two Masters of Two Disciplines, From Tokyo to Bangalore.
The Caravan / March 2010
Them Crooked Vultures: This raucous love-child is definitely the sum of its parts
The Caravan / January 2010
With the largest numbers of Sri Lankan Tamils outside the island, dreams of a separate Tamil homeland are still nurtured in Canada.
Himal Southasian / October 2009
After having won over India with his brand of folk, Bengaluru rocker Raghu Dixit now seems intent on world domination.
Rolling Stone India / September 2009
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