The Right Time
At dawn. Never after 8pm. Always eat a “king’s breakfast”. Throw out all those faddist dictums
Bibliofile
The Crossword 2009 longlist had a record 72 books listed in the fiction category. Non-fiction? 79
Live Specimens
The themes may be serious, this is ultimately a wonderfully comic first book, and one that will have readers eagerly awaiting his next.
The Da Vinci Coda
An elegant tribute to the protean Homi Bhabha: scientist, musician, institution-builder, patron of the arts
I Hate Luv Storys
It is full of endless chatter but the dialogue is inane and boring. So things get too stretched out and long-drawn.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
I’m not going to reveal whether I bowled the maiden over or whether the maiden bowled me.
Mussoorie Diary
I’m not a great traveller. Airports confuse me, railways stations confound me. I have trouble making out what is being said on airport or railway station loudspeakers.
A Last Note To A Neo-Colonialist
This is a rejoinder the slain CPI (Maoist) spokesperson had penned in response to B.G. Verghese’s article in <i>Outlook</i>
Just Who Is Not A Kafir?
The Islamic faultlines in the state widens with extremists attacking minority sects
Squares Make The Cut
In the cricketer’s manual for choosing a life partner, it’s those untouched by fame who triumph
The Road Bites The Map
Kamal Nath’s attack on the Plan Panel has lots to do with egos and missed targets
‘Other Countries Have Followed Our PIL Model’
The former Delhi High Court chief justice shares his concerns over the new litigation policy restricting filing of PILs
Dead In Its Tracks
The probe continued as long as Pakistan was seen as culprit. Enter Hindu angle, and...
‘Purohit Was Supplying Firearms For Money’
Excerpts from the confession statement of the two suspects arrested in the ’08 Malegaon blasts
