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Krishna Shastri Devulapalli is a humour writer, novelist, columnist and screenwriter
    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 10:54 PM IST

    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

    19 Jan 2025 12:00 AM IST

    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...

    29 Dec 2024 2:23 AM IST

    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...

    24 Nov 2024 1:58 AM IST

    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:...

    20 Oct 2024 12:10 AM IST

    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...

    22 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

    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...

    18 Aug 2024 12:10 AM IST

    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

    21 July 2024 12:00 AM IST

    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...

    30 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

    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...

    19 May 2024 12:10 AM IST

    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...

    14 Jan 2024 1:08 AM IST

    I am a believer not just in their kindness, but the purity, clarity and genuine intimacy of strangers: Krishna Shastri Devulapalli. (Image by Arrangement)Opinion
    Krishna Shastri Devulapalli | Stranger Encounters of the Intimate Kind

    On my morning walk, I sometimes see this young woman, a focused, majestic jogger. There is something pure, even...

    10 Dec 2023 12:05 AM IST

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