So I have recited my morning 'Bharat mata ki jai' to prove my patriotism and avoid any danger of being beheaded. Prince William and his Kate are coming to town. They're going to play a cricket match with NGO kids. This is 2016 Lagaan, sans Aamir Khan.

Several things fascinate me about the Will-Kat trip. Like, who decides the guest list to meet them? I mean, why do we always select candidates from Bollywood's tinsel-town and biz tycoons? Is that seen as our best bet to make a positive impression with foreign dignitaries? Why not some novelists or intellectuals or just good dinner conversationalists? People who can comfortably engage with them.