{"id":3543,"date":"2017-02-26T10:24:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T04:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=4065"},"modified":"2017-02-26T10:24:59","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T04:54:59","slug":"unicorn-vs-abvp-vs-pappu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/unicorn-vs-abvp-vs-pappu\/","title":{"rendered":"Unicorn vs ABVP vs Pappu"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the 29th installment<\/a> of Rhyme and Reason<\/a>, my weekly set of limericks for the <\/i>Sunday Times of India edit page<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

UNICORNS<\/p>\n

The losses pile up, as do brickbats
\nFor India’s e-commerce copycats.
\nThey beg for protection,
\nBut avoid reflection
\nOn why they deserve their dismal stats.
\n 
\nEDUCATION<\/p>\n

I asked some college kids, amid groans,
\n“What have you learnt, besides Game of Thrones?”
\nOne replied, with a sigh
\n“Demand creates supply.
\nI have a degree in throwing stones!”<\/p>\n

YOUNG GUN<\/p>\n

“Pappu needs time, he is not mature,”
\nSheilaji told me. I replied, “Sure,
\nHe’s only forty-six,
\nStill learning all the tricks.
\nTill he grows up, you must all endure.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the 29th installment<\/a> of Rhyme and Reason<\/a>, my weekly set of limericks for the <\/i>Sunday Times of India edit page<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

UNICORNS<\/p>\n

The losses pile up, as do brickbats
\nFor India’s e-commerce copycats.
\nThey beg for protection,
\nBut avoid reflection
\nOn why they deserve their dismal stats.
\n 
\nEDUCATION<\/p>\n

I asked some college kids, amid groans,
\n“What have you learnt, besides Game of Thrones?”
\nOne replied, with a sigh
\n“Demand creates supply.
\nI have a degree in throwing stones!”<\/p>\n

YOUNG GUN<\/p>\n

“Pappu needs time, he is not mature,”
\nSheilaji told me. I replied, “Sure,
\nHe’s only forty-six,
\nStill learning all the tricks.
\nTill he grows up, you must all endure.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,7,8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nUnicorn vs ABVP vs Pappu - India Uncut<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/unicorn-vs-abvp-vs-pappu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Unicorn vs ABVP vs Pappu - India Uncut\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This is the 29th installment of Rhyme and Reason, my weekly set of limericks for the Sunday Times of India edit page. UNICORNS The losses pile up, as do brickbats For India’s e-commerce copycats. 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