Panda therapy to calm nervesW henever life’s many stresses — induced by cricketing controversies Down Under or political assassinations in the subcontinent — threaten to overwhelm me, I give myself over to a bit of ‘panda therapy’ to calm my nerves.
January 9, 2008
5 things to love about ChinaJournalists reporting on China are often criticised by Chinese interlocutors for focussing more on the country’s socio-economic and cultural problems than on what’s good about it.
January 2, 2008
No more a carnal ChristmasThere was a time, not long ago, when Christmas was for teenagers in Hong Kong what the Navratri was for hormonally driven youngsters in Gujarat: a time for sneaky sex.
December 26, 2007
Mr Bean in MalaysiaFor some unfathomable reason, the counter-clerk, a young Malay male, refused to acknowledge my request for batteries, and kept staring at me.
December 12, 2007
‘We’re thankful to India’Malays and Chinese account for 90 per cent of Malaysia’s population. We are politically insignificant.
December 9, 2007
‘Please don’t meddle’The India of Gandhi used to stand for self-determination of the people of the land, free from foreign intervention.
December 9, 2007
Any takers for sssnake soup?From December until March, over a hundred restaurants in Hong Kong serve sizzling hot dishes and soups made of snake, which are a particular favourite with old folks.
December 5, 2007
India’s influence on the global villageI live in a Global Village. By that I mean that in the 20,000-people neighbourhood that I live in, on Lantau Island, are residents representing some 40-50 nationalities.
November 28, 2007
Facebook face-offThe campaign is being conducted not only on the streets but also by leveraging social networking sites such as Facebook.
November 21, 2007
The pimple on China’s backHong Kong’s identity as an international financial centre is so overpowering that many other facets of its cultural identity tend to get smothered by it.
November 14, 2007
Koffee with BatmanWhat do film and TV celebrity Karan Johar and comic-book superhero Batman have in common, other than their star power? Both of them were in Hong Kong.
November 7, 2007
The Richie Rich placeWell, the findings of a recent survey by a wealth-tracking consultancy establish that my olfactory powers are working to perfection.
October 30, 2007
The coiffeured oligarchyImagine Sonia Gandhi excusing herself from a Congress (I) election rally on a hot and humid day to do a spot of shopping at M&S.
October 10, 2007
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