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Friday, 24 May 2013

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The hilarious case of Avatar Tulsi

The Ramayana essay that Delhi University banned

The man who survived 42 hours trapped in a lift

The hypocrisy of Indian fashion designers

The fraud of Vedic maths

The making of Baba Ramdev

The mystery of the leopard that was not

under camera

Fujifilm X100S

This isn’t for everyone, but that is partly the appeal of this high-end compact

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1 May 2013 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

Nikon D7100

A sharp shooter that is fast, versatile and feels nice and solid in your hand

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21 Apr 2013 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

The Camera Has Stopped Rolling

It has never been easy for India’s most powerful documentary filmmaker to screen his films. He has now decided he will make no new films till people get to see his earlier ones

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3 Apr 2013 | BY Dhananjay Khadilkar

Sony Xperia Z

A worthy Android phone but a disappointing camera

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13 Mar 2013 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

Sony DSC-RX1

This is a tiny full-frame camera. But it could easily blow a hole in your pocket

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20 Feb 2013 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

Samsung Galaxy Camera

A point-and-shoot for social media addicts who hate cellphone cameras

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19 Dec 2012 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

Fuji Film XF1

Enjoy its retro look and futuristic features

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28 Nov 2012 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

Canon 650D

Canon’s first touchscreen-enabled DSLR

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24 Aug 2012 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

Nikon D3200

Compact and loaded, this is among the best entry-level DSLRs

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1 Aug 2012 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

Sony Alpha SLT-A57K

An extremely fast DSLR with several features of a point-and-shoot camera

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8 Jul 2012 | BY Gagandeep Singh Sapra

most popular this week

The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

Hartosh Singh Bal

Collateral Clean-Up

It may not entirely be a sense of duty that is motivating CBI Director Ranjit Sinha

Mihir Srivastava

Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age

Let’s Not Ask Her Screen Age • Tears of Luck • To Act or Not To Act

Rajeev Masand

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The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

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Hartosh Singh Bal

Facebook to Bhaktbook

A Hindu devotional song calls out to Facebookers seen as sinners in need of redemption

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Sumana Roy

Infernal Lessons

Deciphering Dan Brown’s bestseller Inferno

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Manu Joseph

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Rape at Home

The trial of a French Consulate employee, accused of raping his minor daughter, has begun in Bangalore. His wife Suja Jones speaks to Open

Aimee Ginsburg

Waiting for Deliverance

What families in Haryana will do to have a son. A witness’ account

Ruhani Kaur

The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

Hartosh Singh Bal

most commented this month

Rape at Home

The trial of a French Consulate employee, accused of raping his minor daughter, has begun in Bangalore. His wife Suja Jones speaks to Open

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Aimee Ginsburg

The Man Who is Afraid of a Skullcap

Two books on Narendra Modi establish why it is silly to hope that the bigot will ever be any less bigoted

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Hartosh Singh Bal

The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

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Hartosh Singh Bal

Rogues
Turn the Spotlight

Cricket is dirty yet again and it’s time to go after those who might get away

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True Life
Just Another Massacre

Sinam Ongbi Chandrajini lost children in a massacre in Malom in 2000. It was the horror of this incident that led Irom Sharmila to begin her fast against AFSPA

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Public Opinion
The Unreliable Source

The second rung of the Congress party, where there is much jostling for power, is the origin of some of the most ridiculous political spin in recent times

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CARROT AND STICK
Citizens and Soldiers

The CRPF’s missteps threaten its efforts to woo tribal youth in Chhattisgarh

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THROWAWAY
The Bungle Jumble Party

God’s gift to the Congress

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LEGACY
A Classic and its Afterlife

CLR James’ Beyond a Boundary on its 50th anniversary

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MODERN TIMES
Infernal Lessons

Deciphering Dan Brown’s bestseller Inferno

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RELOAD
Eternal Tales in The Electronic Age

The first act of Amar Chitra Katha’s rescue is over. The brand has survived. But Act Two will be tricky

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ARM’S LENGTH
That Fizzling Sound

As cola drinks are shunned by health junkies

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On the Contrary
Soft Brains, Hard On

What makes Mumbai’s municipal corporators demand a ban on scantily clad mannequins

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Media
Facebook to Bhaktbook

A Hindu devotional song calls out to Facebookers seen as sinners in need of redemption

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B-horror
Birth of the Indian Undead

What makes zombies interesting and why Go Goa Gone gets it right

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