Mallika Sarabhai
IN a no holds barred exchange, dancer and actress Mallika Sarabhai gives as good as she gets
Sorry, Please Dial Again
The Government's fiat plunges the basic telephone services privatisation process into uncertainty
The New Ethic: Wages Of Caution
As the taxman toughens up, fat-but-honest pay cheques rather than lifestyle frills are the norm in a West-style salary culture
Red Verse
A sampling of Gaddar's songs, loosely translated by him. The rhythm of the original in Telugu is not quite there, but the words are very much Gaddar's.
Songs Of A Revolution
Gummuda Gaddar is suspended for bringing a commercial note to a Naxalite movement
A Jean Clad In Khadi
Belgian economist Jean Dreze, who has co-authored a book with Amartya Sen, has his ear to the Indian soil. And he hears the rumblings of a Brazil-type quake.
The Party's Over
The Samata Party writes its own epitaph as one half moves closer to the BJP and the other looks set to return to the NF fold
Through The Raj Lens
Indian photography has yet to recover from the colonial obsession with the exotic Orient
Homeless In Karachi
Unless they can prove their status, about 1.6 million Bengalis face deportation under a recent decree by the Bhutto government
Liable For Prosecution
While doctors protest, insurance companies exult over the Supreme Court's recent ruling
The Alms Bazaar
In the age of liberalisation, the beggars of Madras organise themselves into a chamber of commerce
Nailing Pak Involvement
Intelligence agencies unearth "clinching evidence" of Pakistan's role in the Bombay blasts
"India Tried To Kill Me, Politically And Physically"
IN an exclusive interview, expelled JKLF 'chairman' Amanullah Khan speaks on the Election Commission's decision to put off polls in Kashmir, the separatist leadership and his own much-diminished status within it.
The Importance Of Being Raphel
The high-profile American official was given an unusually low-key reception by the government
Deadly Ricochets
The thriving nexus between Bombay’s business community and the underworld receives a jolt as patrons of the mafia increasingly becomes the targets of intense inter-gang rivalry
Asia To Munch On
The potential reader is the stressed-out global manager with a few hours free between two jet lags.
Looking In From The Out
Arun Shourie has done it again. Adopted a premise and proceeded with ferreting diligence to prove it
Taking Off At Full Throttle
The skies turn friendlier as foreign airlines wake up to the potential of the Indian business traveller
Theatre Of The Ancients
A traditional theatre-house built by the NSD hosts an epic performance but, faces demolition