Culture Industry’s Pitch Invasion
Grand theorising about contending cricket cultures makes good copy, but ignores all the contingent and other factors that imparts the sport its thrill
“We Want A White Paper On Costs And Benefits Of FDI”
SJM national co-convenor Ashwani Mahajan explains why they are opposed to FDI.
NGOs, No-Go Organisations?
Not all are bad but the most popular, and very rich ones, need to be brought under the scanner.
“I’m Proud To Be Indian, Proud Of My Freedom”
An interview with Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai who was to apprise British MPs of the ground situation at Mahan.
Let’s Drop Anchor
Nitin Gadkari’s South of France cruise trip on the Ruias’ yacht opens up serious questions of propriety
The Saint & The Sinner
Legendary broadcaster Muggeridge was a incurable groper, says a new book on BBC
Yet Another Chhota Hazri
A new Channel 4 TV series trapped in the Raj serves up the obligatory, exotic nostalgia
Who Is Killing Our Languages?
The SC judgement giving English supremacy in primary education is the death knell for our mother tongues
Why I Love Outlook
My weekly fix of left-wing liberalism coupled with large dollops of masala sex and mirchi violence.
Borobudur Stonework
The book is as detailed and thorough as the various temples, stupas and monastic precints it covers.
Gardening With Voltaire
From the inimitable Bond comes wisdom wrapped in gentle tales, mountain mist and the natural world
Platefuls Of Thanjavur
Tanjore is still finding its feet but the good news is that the food is excellent.
Ayushmann Khurrana
The actor on his book <i>Cracking the Code: My Journey to Bollywood</i> and his career
Sri Lanka Diary
The overarching sentiment here is that Mahinda Rajapaksa is exactly the kind of president Sri Lanka needed in the past decade.
