Illustration/Uday Mohite

So, I made a new 'acquaintance', on August 15 to be precise — Lobo, my Tata Sky cable dude.
(A quick heads up, dear reader, Lobo will be appearing in my column off and on, as a recurring character. Largely because he is one of the most uncommon common men I've ever met, his views conveyed in a delicious Catlick accent).