Illustration/Uday Mohite

And so, in the forests of Jodhpur there once lived a beautiful blackbuck. Her name was Katrina. Her horns were perfectly manicured, and her lips, naturally bee-stung. But she hated being called by her scientific name — "Why are we called 'blackbucks' especially in a country like India that has a history of demonetisation and Swiss Bank accounts?" she complained to her friends at her 'bucky' parties ('bucky' parties being the equivalent of 'kitties'). "Plus, we are an endangered species, why couldn't we be named something exotic like the 'Jodhpur Gazellica Antellopica'?"