Friendly (Bhojpuri) SpidermanWe should welcome this cross-pollination and rejoice at the entry of western ideas and creativity into every nook and corner of our country.
July 14, 2007
The year of living gloriouslyThe death of Dilip Sardesai, a cricketer of the 1960s and ‘70s vintage, brings back memories of that champagne season for Indian cricket, 1971-72.
July 8, 2007
Yankee go home (can I come too?)Agreed, NAM is a relic of a time gone by, when there was a Cold War on, and it is true that one must march with the times, but who was US to tell us what to do?
July 1, 2007
Greed is good, and it’s backAmerica’s two-wage families cannot keep their heads above water. In London the middle-class is being edged out of the city to neighbouring towns.
June 24, 2007
Maid in India: tale of a dreamThe India growth story is not merely about economic growth. It is a story of social change, of altered aspirations and of major shifts in attitude.
June 17, 2007
On your marks, and then what?An otherwise fine student may have had one bad day,that can affect him for life. It’s a patently unfair system which allows no second chance.
June 10, 2007
Great music, but that’s about itIn the tradition of popular culture studies, we cannot let an album be an album; we must turn it into a symbol of something bigger: Sidharth Bhatia.
June 3, 2007
If Kalam rocks, why change him?It is now becoming increasingly clear that the chances of APJ Abdul Kalam being elected as the next President of India are thin.
May 27, 2007
Rahul Gandhi is not aloneIf Clinton wins two terms, the US would have been ruled by a Bush or a Clinton for 28 years, with a few Bushes still waiting in the wings: Sidharth Bhatia.
May 19, 2007
Urban liberals in India have found a new heroine — MayawatiA Dalit as a PM? It shows how far as a nation we have come that we should be prepared to even consider it. It is also a notion that would delight all liberals.
May 13, 2007
Who benefits from reforms?Manmohan Singh does not play fast and loose with the truth; his words are measured, his ideas cogent, and even his loud thinking not without purpose.
May 6, 2007
YouTube therefore you areSuccess, on the Internet at least, lies in numbers because it allows marketers to capture large audiences round the world at one go.
April 22, 2007
When is the time to speak up: A citizen-centred thoughtWe still get a fair number of letters, but subtract the ones that are written by the ‘professional’ letter writers and the number goes down.
April 15, 2007
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