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Saturday, November 21, 2009

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N Raghuraman
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First, tame the water thieves!

If pilferage is checked, city can not only do without a water cut, but enjoy surplus supply.
November 21, 2009

Being there

A patient in the hospital is like that lizard fastened to a bed. Nobody likes to be in a sick bay unless they work there.
November 12, 2009

Let’s team up with rain gods

Almost every second day, one reads about residents taking to the streets against non-availability of drinking water in the city.
November 6, 2009

A healthy contest

Humiliation and odious comparisons with your counterparts can never help you set higher goals and achieve them.
November 5, 2009

‘Miracle’ cure’s six-year survival is surprising

Dishonest cops and bureaucrats must also be put in the dock.
October 30, 2009

The sixth sense

There are at least 16 guards protecting my large society at Powai in Mumbai. I know them by face, but only when they are in their uniforms.
October 29, 2009

Mumbai fought a demon and lost

But pet canines have been deeply scarred by the ogre.
October 23, 2009

City innovates with alacrity and aplomb

With great freedom comes great responsibility, goes the democratic war cry, repeated on screen for our generation by Peter Parker, the alter ego of Spiderman.
October 16, 2009

O sensitivity! Where are you?

Yes, but talking of ‘Joy of Giving Week’, have you ever thought of how we are depriving others of joy and peace each day of the week, every week round the year?
October 9, 2009

O politicos! Think before you act

It’s now or never for netas to work on their vision and make good their promises.
October 2, 2009

Hey! But Mumbai isn’t for the weak

The city may pose unique difficulties, but it’s still a megapolis to live and die for.
September 26, 2009

Bandra Fair: A melting pot

This annual fete, with its raw earthiness, reminds me of Bandra’s pastoral origins, that it was once a charming village by the sea.
September 19, 2009

Let it be jail for traffic offenders

The axiom came to my mind the moment I heard state transport commissioner Deepak Kapoor’s announcement that those caught using mobile phones while driving would forfeit their licence for good.
September 12, 2009
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