Given that China has once again decided to 'sweeten' it's recent offer of a Panchsheel redux with a nice juicy intrusion into Indian Territory in ...
06:57 PM, Apr 23, 2013
The best of political debates in Kerala, and perhaps India, happen not in television studios or our legislature, but in Karunan's barber shop and Kuttan's ...
01:45 PM, Mar 06, 2013
2013 is the birth anniversary of Amrita Sher-Gil. This astonishing creature, no less astonishing as a painter than as a woman, was born in Budapest ...
02:12 PM, Feb 05, 2013
I had different expectations from Luv Ranjan's latest offering 'Akaash Vani', simply because Ranjan's previous film 'Pyaar Ka Punchnama' was a fun film. It became ...
08:04 PM, Jan 27, 2013
All of us must have heard this phrase at one time or another: Koi baat nahi! Its rough translation would be "No problem!" or "No ...
01:49 PM, Jan 21, 2013
Could 2013 see Washington pushing India harder on arms sales? The buzz is that President Obama, in his second term, will do precisely that (perhaps ...
03:05 PM, Dec 11, 2012
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
Last night I was reading an article on victims of child labour and child abuse. I went to sleep with a very disturbed mind. I ...
11:49 PM, Nov 09, 2012
Once I lived in a hostel, a place completely secluded from the world of desires and dreams. The only contact with the outside was an ...
01:47 PM, Sep 10, 2012
"Let the Judges also remember that Solomon's throne was supported by lions on both sides: let them be lions, but yet lions under the throne." ...
02:11 PM, Jul 14, 2012
A recent list of ten foods from all over the world that one must taste-a list that includes masala dosa, by the way-got me thinking ...
12:30 PM, Jul 11, 2012
So this blog is supposed to review changes in India over the past decade. But of course there are some things that don't change. ...
05:01 PM, Jul 06, 2012
On first sight, ACP Vasant Dhoble looks like that observant uncle from your colony who always seems to know anything and everything about the people ...
04:33 PM, Jun 13, 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
Greek philosopher Socrates once said, "It is not living that matters, but living rightly." As the clock is inching towards the 2015 deadline of the ...
09:12 AM, May 03, 2012
Visited by thousands everyday and a symbol of courage and pride of the Indian soldiers, the famous India Gate is badly in need of a ...
06:15 PM, Apr 18, 2012
How would you define Dev Anand's style? I think you are at loss of words. Similarly, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, and ...
07:59 PM, Mar 28, 2012
This week is Holi, the festival of colours. On Tuesday we also celebrate the culmination of another colourful festival - elections. On Holi you will ...
09:36 PM, Mar 05, 2012
David Cameron came to power promising a new relationship with India. Turns out, India too wanted the same thing! By September 2010, India had decided ...
09:22 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Festival fatigue has indeed set in, but I must remember not to keep asking people if the massive crowds leave them feeling wiped out! The ...
12:52 PM, Jan 24, 2012
