No longer the summer capital, Simla, for all we hear or care about what happens there, could be another country. Even those who visit as tourists don’t bother about the politics of Himachal. For ...
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I suspect people come in opposites. Not just rich and poor, good and bad, pretty and ugly but also happy and miserable, thoughtful and impetuous, tuneful and toneless as well as, of course, those w...
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The net has made the world a more fascinating place. Not simply because it gives us access to information that otherwise would take aeons of research to discover but also because it provides the mo...
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Have you noticed the sound of silence that has suddenly shrouded the Indo-US nuclear deal? After becoming one of the most debated and written about subjects of 2006, its literally gone quiet. And t...
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"Has the Government gone mad?" It was Pertie and it sounded as if he already knew the answer. "How can they issue an ordinance forcing private sports channels to share cricket rights with Doorda...
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Occasionally one hears a story that is not just riveting but also very revealing. If, in addition, it happens to be historically accurate and sheds light on something you are curious about it can...
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My answer is no – a resolute and emphatic no. In which case, you might ask, what about Germaine Greer, Martin Jacques, Kuldip Nayar and Vir Sanghvi who’ve said it is? As far as I&rsq...
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To be honest I wasn’t prepared for Pertie’s phone call and my predicament was made worse by the deceptive way he began.

“Tell me” he started. “Are you with G...
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If you felt cold last week let me tell you a story that might cheer you up. It may not improve the temperature but it could warm the cockles of your heart.  If nothing else it always helps ...
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