Letters Movie Review Restaurant Review Secret Diary Seven Days SECTIONS National Mumbai Musings Deputy Inspector General of Police Sunil Paraskar stands accused of rape. Hyderabad Blues TV channels focussed on the controversy surrounding Sania Mirza and not on the tragedy unfolding... Calcutta Corner The Bangabhushan. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee explained that the award was started to honour... Traumatic Questions The rape of a child in an upscale school sees a vocal expression of rage in the city International New Dynamics India-Japan ties are expected to get a boost from the personal camaraderie of Japan’s Prime... The Unmourned Exodus Why are there no protests about the persecution faced by thousands of Arab Christians who are... 'Israel Is Quickly Becoming A Pariah State' The professor emeritus of international law at Princeton and former UN “Special Rapporteur”... 'Boycott, Divestment And Sanctions' The only strategy against Israel now is pressure from the outside in the form of BDS Business Suicide Bombers Over Gaza Let’s add economic suicide to the list of what we have to worry about. Which suicide hotline... Another Silent Spring? Neonicotinoids appear to have devastating effects across the natural world: we need a global... Nipped In The Budget Long on hype, short on delivery. That in sum is Jaitley’s maiden financial statement. ‘Social Agenda Has To Be Central To The Country; It Can’t Be A Side-Show’ The MIT professor and co-author of Poor Economics has some advice for the government Society The Ramzaan Platter This is perhaps one of the best times to walk through the labyrinth of lanes and by-lanes in... Rohinton F. Dotiwala Saala idiot log chhe! Cannot distinguish between dhoti, ‘doti’, ‘lungi’ and ‘veshti’. Eat Food, Leave Fish Alone Marine life breeds during monsoon. Marine biologists recognise ‘over-exploitation’ as the top... Raghavendra Rathore The fashion designer on the dhoti controversy and how it can be high fashion. Sports The Swing Thing Is Bhuvi that long-lost seaming all-rounder? Shaping Our Football Story For many years now, football in India has suffered from the apathy of the state and corporates.... Stuart Binny Am I a seaming all-rounder? Ian Chappell wondered what I was doing in a Test match. Maria Sharapova Never knew not knowing Sachin was a crime in India. Arts & Entertainment Hate Story 2 For some films just watching the trailer is enough, there’s nothing more to them. This is one... Amit Sahni Ki List Another film for which the promo makes a more than sufficient watch. Chak De Pollywood Punjabi cinema takes the big leap, getting eyeballs and profits Anupam Kher The actor on The Anupam Kher Show—Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai and why celebrities aren’t larger-than-life... Books Beyond The Deshabrati A large family, a ravaged peasantry, a Calcutta mansion play roles in a novel set in Bengal... ‘My Job Was To Debunk Theories In The Book’ The author of Flight MH370: The Mystery on his book on the missing plane Her Story, I Told You So Spare, incandescently passionate, straining conventions, Meena Kandasamy reignites the Kilvenmany... Bibliofile Nadine Gordimer (1923-2014), R.I.P. RANTS & RAVES