The other day, while watching a repeat telecast of last year's Stardust Awards, I couldn't help but wonder how poorly executed our awards shows are. ...
03:26 PM, Jan 15, 2013
A recent recipient of the Moortidevi Award given by the Bharatiya Jnanpith as well as the Sitara-e-Imtiaz given by the Government of Pakistan, Prof Gopichand ...
01:13 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Mallika Dutt is the founder of the groundbreaking human rights organization Breakthrough, where she serves as President and CEO. Breakthrough combines innovative new technologies with ...
11:55 AM, Oct 19, 2012
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's unbridled joy at the Kolkata Knight Riders winning the fifth season of the Indian Premier League was ...
01:11 PM, May 31, 2012
In spite of having an uninterrupted history of 200 years, Indian literatures, written in 22 officially recognized major languages, countless tribal languages and in foreign ...
01:58 PM, Apr 30, 2012
The immediate provocation for this piece is the Filmfare Awards telecast this year on Sunday - can't remember if it is it is the 56th ...
11:51 AM, Feb 20, 2012
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Playing the 2011 ODI World Cup final wasn't good for either team involved that day. India have since only managed to get the better of ...
09:27 AM, Nov 23, 2011
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The craze around Anna Hazare's campaign drowned out at least one perhaps more deserving issue. The startling brilliance of our nation's children. A Manasa ...
01:15 PM, Aug 24, 2011
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Just a quick note as we dash out this morning, downtown LA beckons... We're going to meet Chandrika Tandon today - nominated for a Grammy ...
07:09 PM, Feb 12, 2011
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So many songs in my head - so little time to choose an appropriate soundtrack, to this blog. You pick - from California Dreaming... to ...
01:07 PM, Feb 11, 2011
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On Republic Day eve, the five top news headlines perhaps reflected the state of the nation. The first was the tragic story of the Malegaon ...
11:54 PM, Jan 27, 2011
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Hi! I'm posting an 'off camera' conversation with actor Colin Firth about award ceremonies, his favourite actors, and of course Bollywood. This was after my ...
03:47 PM, Dec 13, 2010
