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Krishna Shastri Devulapalli is a humour writer, novelist, columnist and screenwriter
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | A short list of (almost) all my problemsColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | A short list of (almost) all my...

    My problem is you treat your driver badly. My problem is you let your boss treat you badly. My problem is you don’t like...

    12 April 2025 6:44 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | The best literature festival I didn’t go toColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | The best literature festival I didn’t go...

    Recently, when the good folk of the Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival (DUILF) asked me if I’d like...

    1 March 2025 5:24 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | In support of wife-staring and other ancient ritualsColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | In support of wife-staring and other...

    L&T's S.N. Subrahmanyan’s remark on Sunday wife-staring sparks debate on cultural norms and modern misinterpretations

    18 Jan 2025 6:30 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Honk, but I’m not going any fasterColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Honk, but I’m not going any faster

    Recently, a friend, an avid reader of both English and Tamil literature, made a most interesting observation when I...

    28 Dec 2024 8:53 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two photographs, two last goodbyesColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Two photographs, two last goodbyes

    The other day, I got a couple of pictures from an old school friend whom I hadn’t heard from in a while.These were...

    23 Nov 2024 8:28 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Leaked interview from a pan-India film auditionColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Leaked interview from a pan-India film...

    Location: Swanky new office of NRI ‘tech-billionaire’ from Dallas turned South Indian film producer. Those present:...

    19 Oct 2024 6:40 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | I don’t know why the mediocre bird singsColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | I don’t know why the mediocre bird sings

    As a young fellow starting out as a magazine illustrator, my childhood dream come true, I miraculously got the...

    21 Sept 2024 6:40 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Hey, let’s make some better things worseColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Hey, let’s make some better things worse

    “Give us something, and we’ll make it worse.” These (roughly) were the words from a few years ago of a talented singer...

    17 Aug 2024 6:40 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | On spectacle, time and the speed of moneyColumnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | On spectacle, time and the speed of...

    Exploring the paradoxes of wealth, free time, and the nature of celebrations in the shadow of India's grandest wedding

    20 July 2024 6:30 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Let’s mistreat some robots, what say?Columnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Let’s mistreat some robots, what say?

    At a party I attended a while ago, a friend of mine, self-admitted doting dad, was having his daily phone conversation...

    29 Jun 2024 6:40 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Will the coming days be better?Columnists
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Will the coming days be better?

    To fulfil my monthly commitment to this space, I began writing the kind of piece I’m known for. It featured two Indian...

    18 May 2024 6:40 PM

    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Those agony aunts who are bad newsOpinion
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Those agony aunts who are bad news

    I have this aunt. Before my extended family gets their loincloths in a bunch trying to figure out whose mother I’m...

    13 Jan 2024 7:38 PM

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