Keeper Of Lost Faiths
Ironic as it may sound, Flower was strongly influenced by the defensive technique of an Indian batsman. In making a slow century in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test in Harare in 1992, Sanjay Manjrekar made Flower sit up and take note.
Summer In The Country
Tourism alumni from Kerala fan out to other states, to create similar idylls. Can they repeat god's own experiment?
State Gazette
The wretched of the earth take to poisoned arrows; The trishul digs up a few 'facts'; Anyone betting on the Bombay cops? A pleasant journey with hidden costs; Stress-busters for the worn and torn and Bengal's black renaissance
A Kkahaani Gone Kkaput?
Read the TRPs: saas-bahu tearjerks are now losing out to not-so-hom ely thrillers and romances
Li'l Girl With Nothing Wrong
Her lost-in-the-prairie jazz takes the elevator to pop nirvana. And no, there's no sitar playing in the background.
Just For NAM's Sake
The Indo-Pak sidelight apart, the relevance of a Cold War-era relic was the issue at hand
The Sovereign's Astute Resolve
Iraq's acquiescence to the UN demand of destroying al-Samoud missiles may de-fang the US-led hawks in the Security Council
Some Missed The Train
The cops have found a new Godhra 'mastermind': a cleric. For the post-Godhra victims, as always, justice is blind.
Those Excitable Volk At Delhi
The Germans could accord India primacy among 'equals', but it's wary of a region rattled by nukespeak
Swing Thing
Back-to-back victories in SA and the nation's collective optimism is surging. Indian cricket's now sporting a new face: a fearful pace battery.
Why Not A Man Slaughter Ban?
For such a placid animal, the cow has triggered one heck of a lot of violence
The Milky Way
How now, brown cow? The political class is in a holier-than-thou debate over a mute creature.
We Believe, Ergo Sum
In my reading, these are not 300-plus wickets. There's a lot of help for the seamers early in the innings. The idea is to keep wickets so that you can hit out toward the end.
Shane's No Drug Cheat
When I saw Wasim Akram cross 500 wickets, I was wondering what was going through Shane's mind. He was approaching 500 wickets in Tests.
Fatigue, Insult, Injury
The BJP is now acting like the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which has taken off all photos of Sheikh Mujib.
Bombay Meri Jaan
I still look out for Scorcese, Almodovar. But there's something in Bollywood which is infecting me.
Calling Elvis, Anybody Home?
A sluggish US economy has senators crying foul on outsourcing. India's call centres may take the hit.
Bull's Eye
According to experts, the best time for America to attack Iraq would be during moonless nights at the beginning or end of March. The operation must conclude ...
Bibliofile
Parick French laid down the terms to Sir Vidia - but does anybody <i>read</i> the latter's books?
Eminence Grise
Though pegged to personal interactions, has a delightful undercurrent of history and international politics.
My Left Foot
Mohit Sen, a long-time insider of the CPI, retells its history of embarrassments. Excerpts.
