Like It or Not, Change Is Still Modi
When it begins to hurt, they are all socialists
Being Human in the Second Wave of Enlightenment
Maybe it doesn’t take a trend, a sweeping narrative of doom, to diminish humanism. An Asifa or a Masa will do
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A Wishlist for 2010
From one big happy Ambani family to more global takeovers by India Inc, here’s to a whole new decade of
Nandy’s Legacy
Sports and the human spirit are inextricable. Moti Nandy taught us that and so much more.
Trauma of the Old Year’s Night
Expectations of fun and happiness at 31st night celebrations are high every year. But why do most people end
Like a Wodehouse on Fire
That’s how well we get along, though I plead guilty to being a lapsed reader once too often.
Men Who Wrote the Rulebook
Successive regulators have left their own imprints on the Indian capital market.
Remember That Face
It is hard to forget those who think they can get away with the very worst that humans are capable of.
How I Loved the Recession
As the world economy slowly recovers, remembering the joyful consequences of last year’s financial crisis.
Sick and Tired of Song and Dance
Moviemakers are blowing up money on stuff that gives me a headache.
No Sex Please, We’re Pakistani
The Newsline sex survey, titled ‘Sex and the Pakistani Woman’, might lead some readers to believe it may be
Of Players and Spectators
The clout of FIIs is growing while Indian mutual funds sit it out. This does not augur well for markets.
My Nobel Nominees
Don’t know how high-powered committees think, but some of these poets deserve the honour, surely.
Let the Champagne Wait
The Indian economy’s recovery is ahead of the curve but also fragile. Should the Government then even
Who Killed JFK?
He died this month 46 years ago. The assassination was pinned on a crazed gunman, though so many wanted him
Bhopal: The Other Story
Or why the Bhopal Gas victims are better off without the hordes that will descend—yet again—to feast on the
Meat Is the New Black
The newfound meat fetishism of well-heeled Indians reflects their desire to be seen as jetsetting bon vivants
Secret of an Honest Disaster Movie
2012 is a great disaster movie because it does not try to appease women.
Left out by the Left
How a barely remembered island in the Sunderbans delta links to the chain of events that has led to the
Leap of Faith
To look to Islam for answers to why Pakistan’s dispossessed, brainwashed militants are carrying on in the