Ramesh Srivats

There are few Twitter accounts that have mastered the art of being funny about serious things quite as well as Ramesh Srivats has. A veteran of the Indian digital comedy scene, he is the mind behind beloved personas including Pagal Patrakar and the unforgettable Fake Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, a character whose arrogant, I-Am-God sense of humour managed to poke fun at the world of finance while being screamingly funny about it. His tweets are a consistent blend of sarcasm, satire, and current affairs commentary, and the fact that they are both amusing and meaningfully sharp is precisely what keeps people coming back. Cricket on Twitter, according to him, is “half ignorant and trolling, half insightful and clever”, which is probably the most accurate description of live sports tweeting anyone has written. His ability to skewer government schemes, media absurdity, and everyday Indian life without losing the comedy is a skill set that very few on the platform can claim.