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What’s the good word this year?

Men-of-the-moment, the Internet and current affairs defined the buzzwords for 2009, writes Kannan Somasundaram
Section: Analysis  | Wednesday, December 30, 2009 23:38 IST

Who moved my Mahatma?

Obama recently told some schoolchildren in his country that he would love to hang out with the Father of Our Nation, enjoying a no-fuss dinner. “You know [Gandhi] is a real hero of mine,” he told the kids.
Section: India  | Friday, October 2, 2009 12:35 IST

Hyderabad is richer but no wiser

I grew up in Hyderabad at a time when its residents would not have cared about Microsoft unless it produced soft mango pickles.
Section: Analysis  | Friday, July 13, 2007 22:03 IST

Ways to cope with cricket bereavement

India's ouster at the World Cup is a difficult loss to deal with? Kannan Somasundaram gives you a three-step ‘process’ of recovery.
Section: Analysis  | Sunday, April 1, 2007 2:33 IST

City five stars are keen to shine in the rains

For this year’s monsoon, the city’s best hotels have accorded a prominent place to civic responsibility in disaster management protocols.
Section: Mumbai  | Tuesday, June 6, 2006 21:31 IST

666 induces Omen’s early release

For those who believe that evil expresses itself in an unambiguous gross value, June 6, 2006, will evoke the Biblical caveat about Satan.
Section: Mumbai  | Tuesday, June 6, 2006 1:01 IST

They’ll burn out like candle in wind: Elton

The czar of extravagance, a cricket conservative, says Tests score over one-day internationals.
Section: Sport  | Monday, May 15, 2006 1:26 IST

Portrait of an hotelier as an artist

Jiri Kobos’ paintings have the capacity to excavate the subconscious
Section: Mumbai  | Saturday, November 19, 2005 21:01 IST

Slights, chimera, redemption

Three highly talented Delhiites have discovered that for those who persevere in India’s unforgiving filmdom, there is certainly no business like showbiz.
Section: Entertainment  | Saturday, November 5, 2005 17:38 IST

A wannabe gourmet’s savoir faire guide

Your Cartier cuff-links are worthless if you have not mastered the culinary hyperbole of the smart-set
Section: Entertainment  | Sunday, September 4, 2005 12:24 IST
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