Cook, Thief, His Wife And Her Lover
They created subtle and overt pressure, but the two Modis couldn’t stall Kochi’s rendezvous with IPL
The State At The Doorstep
Development is all. In Jehanabad district, the Nitish government’s efforts pushes the Maoists to the margins.
Bibliofile
A random survey of the audience at the Commonwealth Prize reception revealed that except the six judges, nobody had read both the winning books
The Sad Acres
It will entertain you as it charts the many weirdnesses of urban India. But not often enough to recommend that you read this book instead of the author's blog
The Burnt Inside Of Pakistan’s House Of Atreus
Fatima Bhutto’s impeccable prose looks her family’s tragedies steadily in the eye, but turns a blind one towards the excesses of her beloved grandfather
Tuscany On The Wane
Ten years ago, Medici would have won raves. Now, with home-cooks juggling aglio e olio and aloo paratha, ‘good’ alone may not be enough.
The Japanese Wife
Aparna Sen’s adaptation of the Kunal Basu story is engaging and emotive only in parts and not profound enough to linger on in your mind.
Sunanda Pushkar
Should I sell the stake and start a 20-20 league in Dubai with the help of Shoaib and Sania? Shashi can join in —it will purely be an external affair.
Pakistan Diary
One accurate indicator of the current state of India-Pakistan relations is levels of cellphone connectivity. My BlackBerry went dead the second my PIA flight landed in Lahore and no new SIM would revive it
Hardcore Courts
It’s selective barbarity. The rich are spared; local politics, land influence most cases.
Getting Crafty
Our crafts are being reborn in new forms as trendy, high-end products for a global market
A Commons Factor
The growing visibility of Indians in the UK polls reflects their heft at several levels
Trojans Think In Mandarin
The latest Chinese hacking scare finds India’s vital organs baffled and unready
