The Mistress Of Spices
Some say Martin's has lost the simplicity and charm of the old days. Maybe. But it's still a must-do when one's in Goa.
Outlook Magazine - 21 July 2008
Bull's Eye
The parleys preceding the nuke deal have so badly exposed Indian politicians and the media that it defies logic that this nation aspires to be a global player
The Pipeline Charts The Flow
The question of a windfall tax on private oil firms cannot escape the political angle
Love Story 2050
Why would anyone want to see the clone when the original stud is very much around? Grow up!
Jungle Visas
A centuries-old annual migration must be turned back. On Bengal's Nepal border, man and elephant clash. A conservation effort is on.
Bull's Eye
The parleys preceding the nuke deal have so badly exposed Indian politicians and the media that it defies logic that this nation aspires to be a global player
The Pipeline Charts The Flow
The question of a windfall tax on private oil firms cannot escape the political angle
The Juice Corner
The Left gone, will reforms take a front seat? Well, not exactly.
Love Story 2050
Why would anyone want to see the clone when the original stud is very much around? Grow up!
Landfall, And They All Sink
Anger over the Amarnath land issue will mar polls
Gokak Stir, Part II
A court verdict on the teaching medium enrages Kannada lovers
Life's A Green Room
Two promising actors emerge, their roots embedded in Bollywood
A Last Trunk Call
Mother dead, separated from the herd, Ganeshi didn't make it
Jungle Visas
A centuries-old annual migration must be turned back. On Bengal's Nepal border, man and elephant clash. A conservation effort is on.
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Preying Mendis
A devilishly clever Ajantha Mendis addles Dhoni & men, and casts a harsh light on Indian spin
How I Chased Obama...
I became the proverbialstalker. and they behaved as victims would: not take my calls or e-mails
'I Am Reluctant To Seek Changes In The N-Deal'
In an exclusive interview, the US presidential hopeful speaks on a range of subjects: the nuclear deal, Mahatma Gandhi, his ability to reconcile Islam with modernity, and how he wouldn't have put all eggs in the Musharraf basket
The Frost-Free Button
In the end, global warming is what could get us the N-deal soon
Fortune From A Fungus
There's gold in them hills.... It's a power drug in China and grows on a caterpillar.
Bibliofile
"I did not think I would beat three NRI men (M.G. Vassanji for The Assassin's Song, Amitava Kumar for Home Products, Tabish Khair for Filming)". Thus spake who?
Munnabhai? No
For a book that puts so much freight on Bombay's rains and lasses, it doesn't lyrically describe either
A Self-Portait
An excellent translation of a delightful story in which the author plays pranks on the characters, manipulates them to his liking, talks to them...all the while looking for a story to write
Who Killed Vicky Rai?
The story is definitely Jessica Lall. But the shooter acquitted, it takes a life all its own, via six narratives.
Monsoon Sylphs
Indian industry, if not the Indian psyche, has shed its bias towards fair skin
Melanie Abrams
The wife of author Vikram Chandra makes her literary debut with the novel Playing
Fission 'N Fusion
Netas debase a strategic tie-up as the plot for a political charade
73% Say Inflation More Important Than Nuclear Deal
73% Say Inflation More Important Than Nuclear Deal
The Last Twist Of The Knife
All along, Sonia's soft skills kept the Left on board. So they feel all the more betrayed by her.
Support Circus
The UPA is in a limbo over the N-deal. Its survival is being decided in the treacherous back alleys of Indian politics.
Bridge Across The Abyss
Soft power doesn't mean offering up its practitioners as soft targets
An Officer, A Frontiersman
Undaunted, he took on tough assignments and remained on top
Shock And Awe
The embassy was the public face of India's high profile in Afghanistan
