Anuvab Pal

Indian stand-up comedian

Anuvab Pal, Indian stand-up comedian, screenwriter, playwright and novelist. The New York Times calls him 'India's most intelligent comedian'

Written by Anuvab

7 Stories

Coercion doesn't work on Gen Z, a group of non-conforming, unafraid and questioning young Indians. Comedy might do the trick

Odysseus, 3,000 years on, is all of us, trying to make sense of our life’s purpose — and beating rush-hour traffic

The World Cup brings us all together to watch something that isn’t a war or an accident

On a great migration success story and being unwilling companion to a cranky co-passenger

Voting in, voting out and being evicted from the electoral rolls

Back to the wall, even the most cowardly lion discovers their roar

Our columnist’s take on the everyday oddities of modern Indian life