Should Politicians Rewrite History?

(Published as 'Propaganda in the Classroom' in theindiasite.com, retrieved from  http://www.theindiasite.com/propaganda-in-the-class...

Why Everyone Should Take a Leaf Out of Kalmadi's Book

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The Book of Bollywood Lists

And so, Westland has shown extraordinary courage by agreeing to publish what is going to be my second book. It is an honour to be published...

'Did Siddharth Kiss Deepika?' - How We Kill Good Journalism

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The Wandering Falcon makes a killing

Published as 'A debut at 78 offers an astute peep into tribal lives in AfPak' in The Financial World, Tehelka, retrieved from  http:...

Palace of Memories

I came to Calcutta after a very long time. And after an even longer time, the taxi driver did not take the usual route via the EM Bypass an...

Snippets of a Lazy Blogger

A few days back, the venerable GreatBong shared a link with me - from way back in the early 1990s. In those days, a film called Agneepath ...

Kasab, Afzal Guru and Other Symbols of How India Works

( Published in Sify.com on 14 July, retrieved from  http://www.sify.com/news/kasab-afzal-guru-symbols-of-how-india-works-news-columns-lhoph2...

100 Days

Having just drawn a Test match that could have got us an unbelievable 2-0 win over the mighty West Indies in West Indies (because we didn...

Sailing the High Seas: My Interview with Amitav Ghosh

(Published in Sify.com on July 8, 2011, retrieved from  http://www.sify.com/news/ amitav-ghosh-on-river-of- smoke-imperialism-arundhati- ima...