I was shocked, this week, to discover that an institution I once thought of as being a myth (like Santa Claus, dragons, and tasteful Marwadis), is in fact real. The Rajya Sabha is apparently a real, actual thing. I always thought it was the sort of bedtime story politicians told their children to make them behave. “Beta go to sleep, or you’ll wake up in the Rajya Sabha, where everyone’s pointless and the only thing you’re worth is one mark on a Civics exam.”

Imagine my horror then when I discovered stories about it on the first page of the newspaper. And if it’s on the front page of the newspaper, it must be true. But then again, the front page of the newspaper also had a brief bit about Manchester United’s Premier League title hopes, so maybe not. But then I did a little googling, and as it turns out, the evidence is undeniable. The Rajya Sabha exists, and is apparently a part of our government, which I know exists for a fact, because nothing imaginary stinks that bad.