Dec 21, 2017 The angry Brahminical god has tried to dominate the aboriginal, ambiguous deities. Then came the poet-saints, who transformed worship into an act of deep, silent personal love.
Apr 18, 2009 No burning issue, but caste and carrots, confronts Andhra voters
May 16, 2009 Chiranjeevi. The future of whose Praja Rajyam is as uncertain as the speculation over its possible impact on the results
Aug 01, 2009 So compelling is the Naidu mystique that even Rahul Gandhi admitted recently that Naidu did a lot for Hyderabad. I wonder whether the reality justifies the hype.
Jan 09, 2010 Smug in our restraint, we delight when sex goeth before a fall
Apr 15, 2011 When I came to live in Hyderabad a decade ago, a wise man, visibly drunk, told me that the three things that mattered in Hyderabad were politics, astrology and cinema.
Nov 11, 2011 An old Hyderabadi recently told me, “We are not asking for governance or good governance. Not even statesmanship or vision. Just a decision.”
Jan 12, 2013 Swami Vivekananda: Social reformer or caste votary? Religious inclusivist or Hindu supremacist?
Jan 10, 2014 Where will a condoning of acquisitiveness and fratricidal violence lead us?
Oct 02, 2015 Revolt, bloodshed and revenge were at once the instruments of injustice and of bringing about natural justice.