Speak, Refute, Recant, Assert
The discrepancies on record in the SIT reports of 2010 and 2012 will continue to cast shadows over Mr Modi’s political future and his prime ministerial ambitions.
The Subtle Rules Of Go-Karting
Here’s Karti: cocksure political scion, dabbler in sport, businessman, heavyweight manque
‘B’ For Bofors, ‘N’ For Nobody?
The Bofors affair wasn’t a scam at all. It was a sting mounted by the mysterious ‘N’ of the Ardbo diaries.
This Godly Delusion
Is the controversy over the Ambedkar cartoon warranted? Can’t we laugh at our revered?
The Familiar Frontispiece
Judge not the bookshop on the corner by its unassuming cover. The value lies inside.
The Lion’s Quiet Share
Singapore is where Indian wealth, a lot of it, is going now. The radar is beeping.
Versus Manto
Mohammed Hanif on the much celebrated and much reviled author, who would have been a hundred today
The Gun That Booms Silently
Non-violent means win rights for Palestinian prisoners. It’s the streets’ weapon of choice.
Recoup D’etat, Didi!
Mamata must religiously refrain from PDA—public display of arrogance—never mind the provocation.
‘I’m Not God. Or Phantom. I’m Open To Criticism’
'We have received a mandate from the people) and I won't betray them. No, mid-term polls are <i>not</i> on my agenda'
The Forever Revolutionary
Once a Communist, always a Communist, a credo the 87-yr-old Bardhan still lives by
Room For Words
William Dalrymple on his surroundings, routine, and the quiet, personal quirks that allow him to write
Bibliofile
It would be a dream for any publisher—a one lakh reprint order of a book. But it’s a nightmare for one of India’s largest publishers...
Devotedly Chewing The Rind
Ghosh is too much the guest who stayed on for dinner and breakfast to be anything but polite. He never takes sides.
Imelda In The Soughing City
Eighties Bombay roars back to life as a skilful narrator reimagines his tortured family with humour and affection
Ishaqzaade
Takes us back to what love used to be in Hindi cinema, especially in the '80s, until DDLJ initiated a change of rules
Praful Patel
Matthew 19:6 should now be written as, ‘What therefore Praful Patel hath joined together, let no man put asunder’.