The Diary of Gold
From the pages of an Olympic hopeful. 19th July 2012: ‘142 Indians set to represent the…
August, 2012
हिदायत, हर हिदायत, दर-हिदायत, पर हिदायत… और हिदायत
क्या करें कि वक्त ही ऐसा है. जो है वो हिदायत है. क़ानून की किताब से…
Of false starts and disappointments
Last month, the world was abuzz with expectations from Rio +20. This column too saw its…
In Search of the Sacred Lunatic: Why Badal Sircar?
Two young activists Sabuj Mukherjee and Bandikishore Mitra have come out with a remarkable edition of…
Let’s Kill Sharmila
“… Let us also consider the political conditions of this potentially troublesome frontier. Our northern and…
The Unreal Gangs of Wasseypur
What should one say about a feature film where there is superlative acting, which has outstanding…
The P Word
For the diminutive, bespectacled, dhoti-clad Bengali babu, the short distance on Raisina Hill between North Block…
Battle of the Mega-Cities
The novelists Vikram Chandra and Sujit Saraf share remarkably similar life stories. Both were born in…
Woody Guthrie: I Was In The Revolution…
When the world of communism was crumbling under intensely hypocritical pressure tactics from capitalistic warmongers following…
In Hanoi
Travelling up the Red River in Vietnam, I reached Hanoi one very sunny summer day. It…