Swashbuckling Swamis and Designer Spirituality

(Published in Sify.com on 30 June, 2011, retrieved from  http://www.sify.com/news/swashbuckling-swamis-and-designer-spirituality-news-column...

I am Back...

... but is that a good idea? This is the longest I have been off the blog since I started posting 'regularly' in May 2006. So, some ...

Book Review: Amitav Ghosh's River of Smoke

(Published in The Financial World, Tehelka on 27 June 2011, retrieved from  http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=Ws27062011Amita...

How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Lokpal Bill?

(Published in Sify.com on 22 June, 2011, retrieved from  http://www.sify.com/news/how- do-you-solve-a-problem-like- the-lokpal-bill-news-col...

Don't Journalists Deserve Protection?

(Published in Sify.com on 15 June, 2011, retrieved from  http://www.sify.com/news/don-t-journalists-deserve-protection-news-columns-lgoj80hd...

Open Letters to Our 'Leaders'

(Published in Sify.com on 7 June 2011, retrieved from  http://www.sify.com/news/dear-baba-ramdev-open-letters-to-our-leaders-imagegallery-na...

The Privileged are Gaining from Caste Reservations

(Published in The India Site, retrieved from  http://www.theindiasite.com/the-privileged-are-gaining-from-caste-reservations/ ) “Madam, your...

Why I Dread a 'Good Yewening' Wish

(Published in India Writes, India.com, on 7 June 2011, retrieved from  http://www.indiawrites.com/celebrity-speak/why-i-dread-a-‘good-yeweni...

Cranial Showdown: A reality show for the IITs

(Published in Sify.com on 2 June, 2011, retrieved from  http://www.sify.com/news/ cranial-showdown-a-reality- show-for-the-iits-news- column...