Suhel's Space

Steel frame of standards

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 05:18:38 +0530

Given the kind of factionalism that India is witnessing today, and the general air of intolerance that sweeps our land, there are very few things we can truly be proud

And quiet the Padma flows

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:36:37 +0530

Every year, around Republic Day, I wait with bated breath for the National Awards to be announced and no, I am not talking about the sterling cinema awards which this

Candles lost in the wind

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:22:33 +0530

On November 26, 2008, a billion people felt the helplessness and vulnerability of the kind we have never experienced ever. When 10 misguided young men held an entire nation to

Austerity lessons for posterity

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:06:43 +0530

Mayors of cities are often amongst the most boring people you can ever meet. Growing up in Calcutta, the Mayor was almost always so pro-establishment, that you didn't even care

For God's sake, this is Gandhi-country!

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:59:51 +0530

Every year we religiously celebrate the birth of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, thank him for the Parliament we have and the freedom that these MPs now have to use as they

Manmohan Singh's 100-day war

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:58:55 +0530

There is no question, in many ways, the Indian politician is coming ever closer to the archetype American one. The fact that Manmohan Singh had to write to his entire

Same old, same old…

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:57:47 +0530

The Republic of India finally has a Government in place but not one of surprises. One would have expected a cleansing of sorts but that has not happened. Nor has

Singh is Re-King

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 16 May 2009 03:05:31 +0530

Singh is Kingg was a blockbuster Bollywood film of 2008. Very few ever dreamt it would haunt us, in a very welcoming way, in 2009 and that too post a

When the shoe is on the other foot…

editor@ibnlive.com — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:00:50 +0530

Much has been said and written about the shoe that was thrown by a Sikh journalist at P Chidambaram, India's Home Minister when he refused to address the concerns raised

Why election manifestos mean little

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:43:23 +0530

The Indian election scenario has always been predictable. And despite the any changes that one sees with regard to the rise and rise of regional parties, some of the fundamentals

India's tryst with another Gandhi

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:26:39 +0530

For a country that often uses democracy as a crutch to justify the anarchy and the underbelly of politics, India has not come a far way as far as the

Why India needs a Nano?

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:07:11 +0530

When the Nano, the world's cheapest car, is launched at the venerable Parsi Gymkhana Grounds in Bombay, by Ratan Tata on Monday, March 23, it will not just be the

Should hate always win?

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:51:37 +0530

It would ideally be logical to assume that a country of India's size and economic inequalities, development and social upliftment would be the ideal planks for winning an election, but

The trauma of being in the BJP

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:42:22 +0530

Many people ask me if the BJP will ever come back to power at the Centre and my answer is just like we never imagined the Congress would, the reverse

Who's sleeping with whom?

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:07:35 +0530

For all those who think this is going to be titillating, think again. I am not discussing Bollywood or for that matter the famous shenanigans of some famous Indians caught

Indian Softpower's Kodak Moment

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:17:06 +0530

In the days to come, there will be widespread discussion on Slumdog Millionaire and whether it reflects the true worth of India and is indeed a representation of life in

Something is rotten in the state of England

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 12:29:13 +0530

One always looks forward to travelling to London when you are sure you won't bump into many tourists especially from India: considering one spends a whole year avoiding them, the

WHO'S GOING TO WIN THE NEXT ELECTIONS?

editor@ibnlive.com — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:39:34 +0530

A prominent editor in India has often remarked that parties in India don't win, instead they lose elections: a not-so-subtle hint at the prevalent fashion with regards to incumbency. The

The Modern Day Maharajas

editor@ibnlive.com — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:00:02 +0530

There was a time when we adored the Gayatri Devis of the world and their mere presence said it all. Blue blood was something that could not be transfused. The

The Teflon Tribe

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 11:34:50 +0530

It is indeed interesting to note that post 26/11, not one bureaucrat was fired. Not one was suspended and nor has there been an enquiry against any of these jokers.

What's in a name, Bill?

editor@ibnlive.com — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:42:24 +0530

If only Shakespeare lived in India, he would know the importance of a name. For years, the surname has played a critical role. It has defined caste and therefore acceptability

Raju Ban Gaya Conman

editor@ibnlive.com — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:47:29 +0530

What could possibly drive a farmer's son to aim for the skies; to achieve all that he did and then fritter it all away: drive down in his Mercedes to

SHE…

editor@ibnlive.com — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:55:47 +0530

I first met her two decades ago in Bombay: I was in college and she had been around for a long long time. She had seen many like me: upstarts,