Daily News & Analysis: Columns by Sidharth Bhatia 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 16:41:32 GMT Fri, 25 May 2012 16:41:32 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. MF Husain: Long journey of barefoot master http://www.dnaindia.com/india/comment_mf-husain-long-journey-of-barefoot-master_1553241 http://www.dnaindia.com/india/comment_mf-husain-long-journey-of-barefoot-master_1553241 Till the end, he remained a friendly, accessible soul. How will history judge him? Kindly, I think, because his brilliant work will remain, long after the controversies. Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:55:00 GMT A city stitched of clan tags http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_a-city-stitched-of-clan-tags_1329221 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_a-city-stitched-of-clan-tags_1329221 The idea of Mumbai is the same as the idea of India — secure in its myriad identities except when one seeks to upstage another. Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:14:55 GMT Sex, news and videotape http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_sex-news-and-videotape_1328900 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_sex-news-and-videotape_1328900 In this media-driven world, sleaze, scandal and private lives are now fair game. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:48:00 GMT The Indian middle class is striking back http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-indian-middle-class-is-striking-back_1327849 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-indian-middle-class-is-striking-back_1327849 The average Indian from the urban middle class does not have much to do with the police, or rather does not want much to do with the police. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:16:00 GMT Finally, crime fiction for the new millenium http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_finally-crime-fiction-for-the-new-millenium_1325464 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_finally-crime-fiction-for-the-new-millenium_1325464 Larsson's Sweden is a place where the government turns a blind eye while powerful scamsters bilk the exchequer. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:52:00 GMT The art of turning a film into a script http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/comment_the-art-of-turning-a-film-into-a-script_1323052 http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/comment_the-art-of-turning-a-film-into-a-script_1323052 Nasreen Munni Kabir has emerged as an indefatigable chronicler of popular Hindi cinema. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:39:00 GMT The birth of many states has been bloody http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-birth-of-many-states-has-been-bloody_1323050 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-birth-of-many-states-has-been-bloody_1323050 People of the new Telangana state, as and when it will be formed, will see TCR and others as martyrs. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:32:00 GMT The Wiki experiment takes us back to the future http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-wiki-experiment-takes-us-back-to-the-future_1320502 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-wiki-experiment-takes-us-back-to-the-future_1320502 The Greek word for the people is ‘demos’, whence the word democracy, rule by the people. Ergo we can conclude that democracy is rule of the vulgar masses. QED. Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:11:00 GMT The curse of the brazen, shameless Indian politician http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-curse-of-the-brazen-shameless-indian-politician_1317803 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_the-curse-of-the-brazen-shameless-indian-politician_1317803 Consider Kalyan Singh, a man who has made a career out of flip-flops. When he was the UP CM, he couldn’t stop the Babri Masjid demolition. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:08:00 GMT Laurel & Hardy are passé http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_laurel-and-hardy-are-pass_1312259 http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column_laurel-and-hardy-are-pass_1312259 Reinventing yesteryear films by giving them a fresh appeal will keep the idea alive. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:51:00 GMT