Numb, Number
The Congress barbs backfired because of cut-and-paste images. But refocus the lens beyond its glittering roads, and ‘Shining Gujarat’ doesn’t stand up all too well against national averages.
Opportunity Costs Of A Leader
The Gujarat model dispossessed and polarised millions, and scotched debate. Would India take it to heart?
There Will Be No Full Stops
The presumption is modi faces no rivals...hence just a simple majority means a setback.
NaMo, NaMo, NaMo
He’s here, there, everywhere. Modi is omnipresent, victory is certain. Can anything stop the juggernaut?
Oil That Never Caught Fire
A scheme to credit kerosene subsidies to beneficiaries’ accounts flopped real big in Rajasthan
Socialism, Cash Down
Its ploy of Aadhar-hinged cash transfer may have won the Congress political points, but will it really be a game-changer?
Mecca In A Mandir
Twenty years ago, the tumultuous days of the Ramjanmabhoomi agitation, and a curious cast of characters in Ayodhya
When Place Is An Actor
As filmmakers recreate Pakistan in India, I&B ministry tries to make shoots easier
What Bimala Does Now
Bengali films explore sexuality in all its purple hues, played by uninhibited actors
‘I Am Very Hopeful About The Left Even In The US’
The former Bengal finance minister on why he still sees a glimmer of light from the most unexpected corner of the world
Chants Fried And Filled
Warning: Order moderately, else you will end up as stuffed as the Paneer Corn Capsicum Paratha.
Bibliofile
As Random House and Harper battle over Yuvi, a gawky Vikram Seth stars in the Absolut vodka ad.
Wronged Man
D'Souza tries to understand why a man trained in medicine would spend his life with people who have fallen off the collective conscience of a nation.
Water-Fairies From A Train Window
Real and evanescent, the Northeast in <i>Boats on Land</i> is a melange of past influences and present concerns; <i>The Gurkha’s Daughter</i> is a delicate exploration of the Nepali diaspora
Life Of Pi
Comes across too pat and doesn’t cut deep enough. For many feeling abandoned, it may prove cathartic.
Sameera Reddy
The only sound that wakes me up from my sleepwalking is the popping flashes of the paparazzi.
Jerusalem Diary
Where you can pick up hands of Fatima, stars of David and crucifixes for the same secular price of 2 shekels each.