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He is known for his sarcastic takes on the Indian film industry, Indian politics and society in general. His blog, then called
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805:"Acidwash Adonis | Arnab Ray"
491:"Meet internet's funniest Bengali"
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240:and went on to finish his PhD in
208:In 2019, Ray renamed his blog as
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521:The Greatbong Blog & Podcast
340:The print version of fifth book
238:Computer Science and Engineering
369:May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss
280:May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss
224:Ray was born and brought up in
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827:"IPL2: Hits, ifs and misses"
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164:in August 2004, using
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517:"Start of a new life"
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232:. He graduated from
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