Why Have This Train At All?

The Delhi-Attari stretch is all about smuggling between India and Pakistan, if I may say so. There is no...

Nil Bill

The going rate to clear an unpaid 'nil' bill, if I recall correctly, was Rs 100 in non-receipted cash in an...

Rev Up.... Another Mirage

A palpable price cut for cars? Only if they're made smaller. Ah, that won't happen.

Still There...

We really thought that our man in Pakistan was headed home, but while he has been back in India for months...

Homeward Bound

Over three months after my visit, we see new PMs in both countries, POWs being returned, and signs of...

Broad Ways

Remember our man in Islamabad who, last heard, was waiting for the Chief Guest at a Lahore production of the...

Our Man In Islamabad

It was just another touristy day for our man from Delhi as he continued his peregrinations in and around...

Pindi Peregrinations

Our man from Delhi continues from where he left off - wondering where the women are, sharing weird jokes with...

The Passage To Pindi

"Ram Chander!! Ram Chander!!"... A group of very rural looking men in white dhotis with big metal rings...

The Train To Pakistan, 2004

Do you love trains too? I can never sleep on them. This is one contented train whistling North. Even the...

The Journey Of A Lifetime

Dad passed away on the 16th of February, earlier this year. I am now 47, had more than 70 countries under my...

The Root Of All Evil

My own experience as a political aide to a minister taught me to keep quiet when bundles would have 95 to 97...

Violet, Indigo

Tata's new three-boxer rests on an Indica platform. And you get to be nice and comfy in the backseat.

Vir Savarkar

Will Small Be Big?

A few predictions about the future of the Maruti 800 and the market for small cars