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Democracy tourism has come to Myanmar. Most Yangon hotels had signs offering a day trip to watch Suu Kyi vote
By Sreenivasan Jain
the Secret Diary of the
Very soon we shall have Taj Tirumala, Oberoi Tirumala, Hiranandani Tirumala, Vilasrao Tirumala and so on
The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news
Random notes, gossip, bitching, angles, conspiracy theories, spoofs, essential fundas
Published feedback from our readers: rants, raves, bouquets, brickbats
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Movie Review
Beyond the loud slapstick, it does have interesting situational humour but it gets more kiddish than genuinely mad
Movie Review
A sort of tribute replete with references to Ray, sewn together with spoofs, puns, humour, songs and dances.
10 Questions
The veteran Bengali actor on the killing he made as assassin Bob Biswas in Kahaani
Gossip
Krishan Partap Singh’s Delhi Durbar uncannily plots a coup attempt by a megalomaniac army general angry with corrupt politicians...
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domestic helps
What is it that makes the Indian middle class treat their domestic help with such derision and abuse?
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opinion
Absolution for Modi? Maybe a visit to the Ajmer dargah could help.
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opinion
Why was Ambedkar’s critique of caste anathema for Indian Marxists?
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opinion
A vitiated RS poll shows that electoral pollution is all-pervasive
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Himachal Pradesh: Land allotment
Using discretionary powers, the government gives away hillsides to the rich and powerful
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coas: controversy
Will there be two army chiefs on May 31?
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opinion
Israel’s anti anti-Semitic vigilantism must not muzzle free speech
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manmohan singh: pakistan visit
Can India temper firmness on 26/11 with some goodwill to Pakistan?
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pakistan: hafiz saeed All Are Invited To The SermonAided by exacting laws, protected by the state, Hafiz Saeed, terror’s grand imam, flourishes still Mariana Baabar |
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interview
This unrepentant Marxist, writer, journalist, filmmaker and political campaigner is still searching for socialism with a human face.
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vox populi: nation of fools
Justice Katju deems nearly all Indians to possess spotless minds. How far does the echo go?
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society: demography
India seems hardly prepared to provide care for its rapidly aging population
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media: Guidelines
The judiciary and Parliament seem to think they could do with less coverage
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Mind your body
Early dinners—that should be thy focus. A fruit in the morning will not make your system ‘heavy’, late dinners will
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sports: slum football
No ordinary kickabout, slum football is a whole new ballgame
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controversy: aurobindo ashram
Scholar or devotee? A schizoid split? Aurobhakts are torn over Peter Heehs.
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Review
These superb tales explore layered journeys—spatial, spiritual, linguistic—and state a startling femininity
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Review
Though the author makes it clear where his sympathies lie, he is sensitive to the faultlines in the Anna movement.
Anuradha Raman on Anna: 13 Days That Awakened India By Ashutosh
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Review
A must-read for those interested in literature from the Other India
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