Amit VarmaViewfinderIt's Only Words Thu, Nov 18While being upset at abuse or mockery is understandable, what is bizarre is that we expect the legal system, like a school teacher in a ... No, We Can't Thu, Nov 11Barack Obama's visit to India has made him such a huge celebrity here that it's a wonder he hasn't yet been asked to appear on Bigg ... |
Deepak ShenoyAtlas InvestedTips about the Tipsters Wed, Nov 17With a market as strong as this, there is no surprise that people are looking out for tips in the stock market, and "advisory" services ... The Invisible Benefits of Starting Up Wed, Nov 10Starting your own business seems to be the fashionable thing to do nowadays, what with so many early stage funds, incubation companies ... |
Ashok MalikCorner PlotThe Challenges of an Emerged India Tue, Nov 16President Barack Obama's visit to India and his praise of it as a "global power" that was no more "emerging" but has "emerged" has got ... Maharashtra's Audacious Chief Ministers Tue, Nov 02Should he lose his job as Maharashtra chief minister courtesy the Adarsh Housing Society scandal, Ashok Chavan could pass into history ... |
Girish ShahaneAnything That MovesDiplomacy Mon, Nov 15The visit of Barack Obama to India began with commentators generally treating him with suspicion. Obama appeared to be damaged goods ... Armies and the man Mon, Nov 01The construction of the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society, a 31-floor structure overlooking sensitive military installations in ... |
Aadisht KhannaStereotypistAnimal Instincts Sat, Nov 13I was in Delhi for Diwali and was walking to the market to buy a strip of Rosuvastatin, when I saw a large crowd of people marching ... Housework and its miscontents Sat, Oct 30Sure, you get to set your own hours, you get to work on what you love instead of what you’re told to do, and you get to become ... |
Sanjay SipahimalaniDead Tree DiariesBooks on Holiday Fri, Nov 12Before departing for a brief trip out of the city last week, I faced the usual, last-minute dilemma. What books should I choose to ... Confessions of a Book Pirate Fri, Oct 29Psst. Sar! You are wanting book to read? A fine selection here, Sar. Look! And for you, all at great discounts. Very cheap. Forget ... |
Nitin PaiPax IndicaObama and the "K" word Tue, Nov 09Two years ago, in the final stage of his presidential campaign, in an interview to TIME magazine's Joe Klein, candidate Barack Obama ... The missing ingredient in India's soft power Tue, Oct 26The idea of secularism is meaningless in the amoral world of international relations. What is an excellent principle to order our ... |
Mohit SatyanandMinority of OneThe Green Face of the Congress Party Mon, Nov 08After Jairam Ramesh showed a red light to the Vedanta mines in Orissa, the Congress party and its Crown Prince unfurled a huge green ... The Rabbit Garden Mon, Oct 25When you have a large stash to hide, it pays to cultivate a rabbit garden. A stratagem well known to successful gardeners, it ... |
Anand RamachandranMirth VaderIn celebration of fancy-dress Sat, Nov 06The recent enthusiasm shown by my fellow Indians in celebrating Halloween by wearing outlandish and terrifying costumes, as well as ... Confessions of a Tam-Brahm freelancer Sat, Oct 23I normally don't have any regrets about not having pursued a conventional, respectable profession. You know - like working in a bank, ... |
Jai Arjun SinghPersistence of VisionThe musical conquests of Goopy and Bagha Fri, Nov 05I'm watching Satyajit Ray's fantasy-adventure classic Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne, about two simpletons - the singer Goopy and the drummer ... Discreet charms of Luis Bunuel Fri, Oct 22Luis Bunuel 1962 film 'The Exterminating Angel' is about a group of upper-middle class people in a large mansion, finishing dinner and ... |