Daily News & Analysis: Columns by Ranjona Banerji 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 13:18:53 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 13:18:53 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. Wanted: Ideas for wasting time and money http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_wanted-ideas-for-wasting-time-and-money_1547547 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_wanted-ideas-for-wasting-time-and-money_1547547 The Central Zoo Authority has turned down the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s grandiosely idiotic plan to spend Rs500-odd crore to redevelop the Mumbai zoo. Wed, 25 May 2011 19:13:33 GMT Time to get justice for Mumbai http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_time-to-get-justice-for-mumbai_1539565 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_time-to-get-justice-for-mumbai_1539565 November 2008 comes up first of course, when for the first time we managed to capture a terrorist in the act and through him managed to expose all the lies told by Pakistan whenever it is confronted with evidence of its involvement on attacks on India. Wed, 04 May 2011 23:26:00 GMT Who knew builders took black money? http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_who-knew-builders-took-black-money_1534220 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_who-knew-builders-took-black-money_1534220 All parents must have been quite relieved to read in the papers this week that the government’s new rules on school buses are about to be implemented. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:30:00 GMT Hey netas, leave those books alone! http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_hey-netas-leave-those-books-alone_1526438 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_hey-netas-leave-those-books-alone_1526438 Once more, the Maharashtra government is poised to prove to us that it truly belongs to our glorious past where freedom of speech and expression were anathema to the ruling classes. Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:52:00 GMT Save Mumbai from its guardians http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_save-mumbai-from-its-guardians_1520870 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_save-mumbai-from-its-guardians_1520870 What made Mumbai a great city — and I use the past tense deliberately — was not just its cosmopolitan nature or its bindaas attitude. As much credit must go to discipline — of the people and the administration. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:17:24 GMT Predicament of a cricket fan... #wc11 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_predicament-of-a-cricket-fan_1519196 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_predicament-of-a-cricket-fan_1519196 After all this excitement over no tickets for fans at stadiums to watch matches, I started watching World Cup matches very assiduously. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:35:00 GMT For those who don’t eat, sleep cricket http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_for-those-who-dont-eat-sleep-cricket_1510369 http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/column_for-those-who-dont-eat-sleep-cricket_1510369 While the World Cup will make its presence felt through every possible means, there are a slew of interesting events that have nothing to do with the shenanigans of 22 flannelled fools. Sat, 19 Feb 2011 21:24:00 GMT Too many authorities, too little sense http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_too-many-authorities-too-little-sense_1508527 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_too-many-authorities-too-little-sense_1508527 The result of course is the complete chaos that we see now and the haphazard, and dare one say hazardous, way in which the city grows. Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:59:47 GMT Mumbai, meri mehboob? http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_mumbai-meri-mehboob_1504231 http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/column_mumbai-meri-mehboob_1504231 The first instinct with something old in Mumbai is either to tag it as heritage and therefore immobilise it for posterity or to break it down and build something shiny and new in its place. Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:43:00 GMT A pie and quiche for your thoughts! http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_a-pie-and-quiche-for-your-thoughts_1503370 http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/column_a-pie-and-quiche-for-your-thoughts_1503370 In Mumbai’s constantly changing cityscape, Le Pain Quotidien at Apollo Bunder is a welcome addition. This bakery-eaterie is part of an international Belgian chain and a major feature is a “communal” table where strangers can sit and eat together. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 03:59:38 GMT