Shabia Ravi Walia

Mamma Mania |

A few months back, my husband shocked me when he said that I should continue with my career while he would stay at home to ...
01:19 PM, Oct 10, 2011

Jhinuk Sen

Mostly Harmless |

I think Phoenix from X-Men is one of the most brilliant comic book creations in the super-hero universe. I wish Storm had more screen time ...
06:45 PM, Oct 07, 2011

Paarull

PM77 |

Hamid Karzai's "twin brother" talk hasn't deceived anyone - just like Pakistani denials about sanctuary for and support to the Taliban and associate groups haven't. ...
11:24 AM, Oct 06, 2011

Rupashree Nanda

Rupashree's space |

The Planning Commission's affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming that Rs 32 in urban areas, and Rs 25 in rural areas is adequate to meet ...
09:32 PM, Sep 30, 2011

Surya Gangadharan

BARAKA |

The Indian Army brigade facing the Chinese in north Sikkim has an unusual vehicle in its inventory: Mitsubishi Pajeros! The vehicles were specially procured after ...
05:56 PM, Sep 27, 2011

Tuhin A Sinha

Unapologetically Right |

At the end of Narendra Modi's Sadbhawna fast, it is evident that Modi has taken a clear and decisive lead in pitching himself as BJP's ...
11:35 AM, Sep 26, 2011

Soumyadip Choudhury

Pixelated |

The single biggest reason I love the Oscars (apart from the fact that it's a traffic generator for the website I work for) is that ...
12:35 PM, Sep 17, 2011

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

The powerful must speak the language of equality In the crowds at Ram Lila Maidan, at the height of Anna fever, there was anger ...
08:15 AM, Sep 14, 2011

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

"Why don't you cover Irom Sharmila's decade-old fast with the same intensity as you did Anna Hazare's 13-day fast?" asked Binalakshmi Nepram, the founder of ...
12:02 AM, Sep 09, 2011

Anubha Bhonsle

Write Corner |

"I am still naked." She said it tonelessly, almost hopelessly; no anger, not even an eye-lid moved, and then she got up and left. ...
05:49 PM, Sep 05, 2011

Soumyadip Choudhury

Pixelated |

Some movies just need to be there, embedded in our memories. We shouldn't attempt to refresh its memory by trying to watch them again. ...
01:24 PM, Aug 30, 2011

Abid Soffi

Lost in 'Trance'lation |

Everyone is satisfied that the summer in the Kashmir valley this season remained peaceful. Of course barring some incidents of stone pelting and strike calls ...
03:29 PM, Aug 15, 2011

Sriram Balasubramanian

The Straight Drive |

Independence Day for our great nation is an opportunity and a moment to cherish. It is a moment to embrace the diversity and uniqueness of ...
09:07 AM, Aug 15, 2011

Ruchira Singh

Un'news'ual |

After a lot of anticipation and speculation, Delhi finally got its first edition of the SlutWalk. The capital's version of the protest was much tamer ...
06:57 PM, Aug 01, 2011

Jhinuk Sen

Mostly Harmless |

Watch out for the media! No really! Standing at Jantar Mantar on the hot July Sunday, you had to watch out for every step ...
06:25 PM, Aug 01, 2011

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

In this monsoon of political turbulence, when should a minister resign from public office? A few years ago, I posed the question to former railway ...
12:13 AM, Jul 29, 2011

Surya Gangadharan

BARAKA |

I was told not to be a fool by a retired brigadier, an authority on nukes. The Prahaar, he said, was based on the army's ...
10:29 AM, Jul 27, 2011

Soumyadip Choudhury

Pixelated |

Summer of 2001. Bhopal. Bharat Talkies. Dil Chahta Hai. A decade later the experience is still as fresh. On that overcast afternoon, I stepped ...
07:39 PM, Jul 22, 2011

Devapriya Roy

the vague woman's blog |

One day in the library I had an epiphany. It came in the form of a slim little yellow hardbound book that nobody had ...
12:30 PM, Jul 19, 2011

Saurav Jha

Geek At Large |

...and the environmentalists flinched. The other day I came across an elaborate advertisement for carbon friendly suits, and it got me investigating. ...
11:08 AM, Jul 17, 2011