Enchanted Garden
Flickering candle flame and picturesque shadow, burbling fountain and rustling foliage - Magique must be the most enchantingly atmospheric restaurant in Delhi
Crossings
Cyclone Sidr. Uphaar case verdict, Pramod Navalkar RIP, Marvan Atapattu retires, death sentence banished...
Bull's Eye
It must be conceded that gradually our government, aided by patience and history, is beginning to prevail over threats against the nation...
This Ballast Can Tip Over
Pay more for oil, soon. We'll pay anyway: in hidden taxes and lower social spending.
Beowulf
A curious mix of the human and the animated: Jolie, Malkovich, Hopkins are not really themselves here...
Now, Is That Malevolence?
A group of men's right activists claim the feminist agenda has pushed ahead so far that men are now the worst victims.
Know Your Offstump
The chairman of selectors is spoiling for a fight. The BCCI might just give him one.
All Their Pins, In One Doll
For the miscreants, Taslima was a natural complement to Nandigram in inciting the violence
The Peace We Missed
To all but a few members of the Indian public, the crisis in Pakistan is high entertainment. Brought nightly to their television screens, it is almost as exciting as the invasion of Iraq...
"Minutes Later, The Police Had Surrounded My House"
Pakistan's civil society has emerged stronger from the Emergency's maelstrom
Bibliofile
If you thought the silly season of books on and about Bollywood stars was over, think again. Shahrukh, Dev Anand, Vyjanthimala, Nargis, more Nargis, and now Shahrukh again...
Guru.Con
Charry is a writer to watch out for. Big themes absorb her. She tackles them with passion and exemplary craft. But sadly, she misses her defining moment
Weak In Math
An interesting attempt to communicate the beauty of mathematics using the medium of a novel. But there is little else to recommend it.
A Box Of Cherries & Other Stories
Sheikh Abdullah's grandson evaluates two recent volumes on Kashmir and finds them well-researched and well-written even if he differs with their objectivity
Emulate A Curry!
The Australian emu is being bred in India for its meat and other healthful properties
'East Asia Without India Is Like Curry Without Salt'
The National Security Advisor on China's role in Indian affairs...























