Rice Is Ripe For A Comeback
The Chinese eat rice at every meal, breakfast included, and the average person on the street is thin, if not skinny.
The Lo-Cal Literati
These young professionals are giving vent to the book in them, sans any literary pretension
If You’re Willing, She’s Reddy
The Telugu film universe is awash with northern belles, and the biddas are loving it.
Bling Bling...The Divine Exchequer
The fantabulist speculation aside, putting a value on the uncovered treasures is nigh impossible
For Us, The Aroma Of Nearness
A Travancore princess reminisces on the palace’s ties with the Padmanabhaswamy temple
The Worth Of Eternal Repose
The Padmanabhaswamy temple is suddenly the richest in the world. Who will have a say on its untold treasures?
Mainlined To The End Of The Sprint
The finding that three of our best were doped shames us. Few are surprised.
The Gov’t Is Combatose
General paralysis, endless scams, political crises leave the Congress-UPA rudderless
Resigned To The Nitty-Gritty
By getting out of the picture, Murli Deora paves an ‘untainted’ path for his son
Maria, What’s Your Story?
An open-and-shut case, or so they thought. The mess made of the Neeraj Grover murder case.
Bibliofile
Musical chairs continue, as does the wait for David Davidar's no-poaching contract with Penguin to end...
A Canton Voyage: Trade And Mix On The China Seas
A cosmopolitan world, born of the maritime opium trade, pulsates with life
‘I Felt Really Bad When Pataudi Did Not Go For The ’71, ’74 Tour’
The man who led India to its historic first-ever series wins over the West Indies and England on their own grounds opens up
Bbuddah Hoga Tera Baap
Tries way too hard and as a result feels more desperate than delicious. What's worse is Raveena's irritating return
Delhi Belly
It could get very discomfiting and disconcerting for some, but for this reviewer it was a merry lark of a film, the most entertaining in 2011 thus far
(Late) King Marthanda Varma
I feel, starting this Onam, the treasure trove in the vaults of the temple can be used to build hospitals, schools, highways, playgrounds.
Calcutta Diary
Is Calcutta really the city of “lost causes”, as novelist Amitav Ghosh labelled it recently? It is tempting to agree. But...
