Another Republic Day has come and gone. Another parade has happened. Those who had to be present as part of…
We are all stunned, but not adequately shamed, by the tsunami onslaught and the destruction caused by it along the…
Away in the depths of Madhya Pradesh, one is spared the speculative tidbits of news that adorn the newspapers in…
On the 17th day of November 2004, Sumitra Charatram, a living legend and institution builder, turned 90. A remarkable woman,…
It was heartening to see the support that ORANGE has given, over the years, for the yearly Prithvi Theatre festival…
It was much like an absurd comic strip, the combine or new anti-Sonia front led by George Fernandes along with…
Those politicos in the opposition benches, who spoke in unspeakable language from public rostrums in the last general elections, have…
To see Narendra Modi addressing rallies in Maharashtra, makes one?s stomach turn. A reminder of the horrors of Gujarat crop…
This week, we had Tourism Day and the birthday of the Taj Mahal, a world treasure. But, what was the…
What began as a legitimate question has become a bizarre and childish pantomime ? the hard core lefties versus Montek…
In London, reading about how some in the Congress Party are angry with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for giving his…
Yashwant Sinha refers to Manmohan Singh as Shikhandi ? the connotation being eunuch, although the myth is a trifle more…
Veer Savarkar, Uma Bharati, perpetual screaming and yelling, endless boycotts, careful building of effigies, senior national leaders beating the reproductions…
If India were described as a meritocracy, it would make us all proud. And, with a little effort, political and…
Twenty years after the assault on the Sikh community following the assassination of Indira Gandhi, it was salutary to have…
It is time we celebrate the truly honest, those who stand by what they say and are not overwhelmed by…
The met department has always been confused and off the mark in their predictions. The general view is that the…
Every single living being in India knows that the income tax department is the most corrupt piece of bureaucracy in…
