Bull's Eye
Contrast the foot-dragging over Raj Thackeray with how the government recently reacted to Simranjit Singh Mann.
Dakhni Pilaf
Shadab is a well-kept local secret - a slightly grungy little joint near Charminar in Hyderabad.
Let Them Eat Grass
Scarce food, soaring prices. The hungry man is virtually Pakistan's election mascot.
Slush Filter Does Its Job
Prompt monitoring of its finances is working as an antidote to misuse of the rural jobs scheme
Mithya
Everything about the film is nicely terse, the dialogue, the killings or the quick change of mood from comic to tragic.
Who Moved My Constituency?
No one expected this change in the political map but it's come to pass. Parties and politicians are in a tizzy, furiously reworking strategy.
Toofan Male
149.5 kmph is real pace. But the gangly Delhi kid answers to more than our fetish for speed.
When I Can Speak Without Talking
If I'm low, I don't have to explain myself to everyone. All I do is update my status on Facebook.
Oh, Have I Seen This Man Somewhere?
I have lost my husband to Facebook. He's a stranger now who occasionally sends me hugs.
The Book Of Faces
Whether they pose pretty or prefer to remain plain question marks, 1.6 million Indians can't resist the Facebook Phenomenon
What It Means To Live Under The Airless Veil
Islamic orthodoxy is a blight on our enlightened times. Why no protests?
Bibliofile
Ruchir Joshi's second novel and why Penguin proprietor Aveek Sarkar was busy issuing personal invitations for a party hosted by rival Random House
Slice Of Biafra
Her voice is ageless, her insights both sharp and compassionate, and she reaffirms in this second novel a commitment to recording the memories of Africa, by Africans
The Last Upper
If you’ve read the previous two of this trilogy, you won’t be disappointed. If you haven’t read them, pick up the entire set.
Half A Chiaroscuro
Hasan surveys too vast a canvas of the Islamic world. The result: a monochrome portrait with grim patches.
Is The First Cut The Deepest?
Nepal is piqued at Indian highhandedness in the deportation drama for Kumar is Cain here too
Paul Theroux
The novelist and travel writer who's now into beekeeping is currently on the India trail
The Pocket Anarchist
Farce or tragedy? Raj is Thackeray Mark-II, down to the tacit Congress profiteering.