Daily News & Analysis: Columns by G Sampath http://www.dnaindia.com/ dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, business, technology, Mumbai, India, world and more. en-us COPYRIGHT @ 2012 DILIGENT MEDIA CORPORATION LTD. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED XML::RSS Fri, 25 May 2012 17:25:56 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 17:25:56 GMT http://www.dnaindia.com/syndication/ 10 http://www.dnaindia.com/images/logo_dna_rss.gif Daily News & Analysis: News http://www.dnaindia.com/ 31 88 dnaindia.com delivers news and information on the latest top stories, sport, entertainment, politics, India, World and more. Where the books go when you’re not reading them http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_where-the-books-go-when-youre-not-reading-them_1690759 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_where-the-books-go-when-youre-not-reading-them_1690759 In the process you end up spending many pleasant hours with some old, long-forgotten friends. Sat, 19 May 2012 04:56:00 GMT A brief introduction to Boo-lean algebra http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_a-brief-introduction-to-boo-lean-algebra_1684503 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_a-brief-introduction-to-boo-lean-algebra_1684503 Katherine Boo in her Mumbai book does not portray even one poor person as someone who can empathise with or understand the life of someone from the overcity, except in broad aspirational brushstrokes. Sat, 05 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT When HR is short for ‘horror’ http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_when-hr-is-short-for-horror_1678615 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_when-hr-is-short-for-horror_1678615 Sure, not all HR execs/departments are bad. There are exceptions, but most are busy proving the rule. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:30:00 GMT Are you a Delhi person or a Mumbai person? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_are-you-a-delhi-person-or-a-mumbai-person_1672508 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_are-you-a-delhi-person-or-a-mumbai-person_1672508 The city one prefers is as much a matter of sensibility as other, less nebulous, factors like where one grew up, studied, has close friends/family, etc. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 03:30:00 GMT When you were a teenager and in love with books http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_when-you-were-a-teenager-and-in-love-with-books_1666610 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_when-you-were-a-teenager-and-in-love-with-books_1666610 The longevity of a writer is to be measured not merely in terms of whether she survives in historical time, but also whether she survives personal time. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 02:30:00 GMT How is Manmohan Singh different from nuclear waste? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_how-is-manmohan-singh-different-from-nuclear-waste_1657714 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_how-is-manmohan-singh-different-from-nuclear-waste_1657714 The PM has not produced a shred of evidence to back his insinuation that the Kudankulam protests are aided by foreign NGOs. Sat, 03 Mar 2012 04:45:00 GMT Why not make Arnab Goswami Prime Minister? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_why-not-make-arnab-goswami-prime-minister_1651599 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_why-not-make-arnab-goswami-prime-minister_1651599 Nobody, not even the BCCI, which denies everything, can deny that Arnab Goswami is the only person in the country to whom every Indian is answerable. Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:30:00 GMT Tendulkar should retire only when God retires http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_tendulkar-should-retire-only-when-god-retires_1645702 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_tendulkar-should-retire-only-when-god-retires_1645702 G Sampath is appalled that someone of the stature of Imran Khan should have the gall to suggest that Sachin Tendulkar should have retired after the 2011 World Cup. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:30:00 GMT The Pereira and the Ferreira: A tale of two Bandra boys http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-pereira-and-the-ferreira-a-tale-of-two-bandra-boys_1640281 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-pereira-and-the-ferreira-a-tale-of-two-bandra-boys_1640281 One guy killed seven people and spent one month in jail. Another killed nobody and spent 56 months in jail. As they say, we are all equal before the law, aren’t we. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:00:00 GMT Can we have the pesticide menu, please? http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_can-we-have-the-pesticide-menu-please_1634428 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_can-we-have-the-pesticide-menu-please_1634428 When I was invited by Pesti Cola, a leading MNC pesticide manufacturer, to attend a pesticide-tasting workshop, I accepted immediately, says G Sampath. Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:30:00 GMT