An award to attend award shows

Everyone loves an award, whether it's based on arguable merit or, these days, the number of Twitter followers you can tweet it to

It’s raining awards in New Delhi. The city that is at the helm of the honours riff has enough and more for every miffed sportsperson, or writer, musician or dancer who’s failed to make the rollcall of the Padma Bhushans and Vibhushans. But where the government fails to reward talent, other worthies have stepped in to take on the onus with a trophy and a certificate — and a party to celebrate. My wife loves the parties, which is why, towards the end of 2017, we were invited to and attended a half-dozen countdowns celebrating the “heroes and heroines” of