10 in '10

Its that time of the year when I scratch my head, toggle my brain lobes and come up with my list of favourite things from the year. This was...

Why is India Afraid of Dr. Binayak Sen?

(Published in Sify.com, on 29th December 2010, retrieved from http://www.sify.com/news/why-is-india-afraid-of-dr-binayak-sen-news-analysis-k...

I Finally Get to Wear my Roberto Cavalli: Niira Radia

(Published in I-Witness, The New Indian Express, dated 26 December 2010, as 'Finally, a Chance to Wear my Black') She stirred a horn...

Proud Father

I went to my son's school this week to get an end-term report of my son's progress. Nowadays, schools insist parents land up once ev...

All's Never Well That Ends Up in a Well

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 25th December, 2010) I’m one of those people who’s never lived in a flat; and every h...

God Forbid That India Laughs at Sex and Religion...Oops!

(Published in Sify.com on 23 December, 2010, as 'Why Can't We Indians Laugh at Ourselves, retrieved from http://www.sify.com/news/wh...

I Plan to Read White Tiger Without Jealousy: Manu Joseph

This is an interview I did for Sify.com with Manu Joseph, the author of Serious Men and editor of Open Magazine , which has mostly been in ...

Reality Shows: Whom Are We Kidding

(Published in Sify.com on 17th December, 2010, retrieved from http://www.sify.com/news/reality-shows-whom-are-we-kidding-news-national-kmrpy...

Five Questions for a Fairweather Government

(Published on 10 December, 2010 on Sify.com as 'Welcome to Chennai, Watch out for the Sewage, retrieved from http://sify.com/news/welcom...

Talk About Driving Home the Point!

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 11th December, 2010) “Driving your own SUV is the only thing sadder than driving your...

If Atithi Devo Bhava is true, I'm an atheist

(Published in Zeitgeist, The New Indian Express, dated 27th November, 2010) The one thing I hate more than a party is a wedding. When you’re...

In Conversation

Imagine if we had a real talk show.  Not one on which people are goaded to confess to affairs or throw barbs about accents but one where cre...

Love and Longing in Bombay

In a deadly serious work meeting, a deadly serious senior manager - in a deadly serious voice - gave such a fantastically frivolous idea th...

India Doesn't Need a Big Brother

(Published in Sify.com on December 1, 2010, retrieved from http://sify.com/news/india-doesn-t-need-a-big-brother-news-national-kmbtKjegjei.h...