Etiquette is one of those little things that we in India are usually unaware of. Or, to be more honest, we adopt a cavalier attitude towards it. We dismiss the niceties of conversation as inessen...
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Do you know the phrase 'there's no fool like an old fool'? Well, I'd like to suggest a small amendment : 'There's no fool like a political fool'. This is because when they come up with blo...
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Sometimes you have to thank God for misunderstandings. No doubt they're dreadful and embarrassing but just occasionally they can also be amusing. More often than not this is the case when you tr...
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I wonder if you realise how different things are in the Army? Even though I'm a Raj Rif son, I often forget. And each time I acknowledge my mistake I'm astounded by the contrast. We've grown ...
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That politicians can be their own worst enemies is a truism. Yet ponder for a moment over the present controversy about changing governors and shifting civil servants and you will, with a rude s...
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Are you the sort of person who attaches significance to the number 13? I do. In fact, I consider it my lucky number. Whenever significant developments are due to happen on that date I feel confi...
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Are you the sort of person who attaches significance to the number 13? I do. In fact, I consider it my lucky number. Whenever significant developments are due to happen on that date I feel confi...
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I had a difference of opinion with Pertie the other day but this time I'm convinced I am right. It started when I was talking about Calcutta.

"Kolkata" he interrupted with a silly smi...
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Perks and privilege

Fortune may change but not necessarily our response to it. I discovered this when I rang Mr. Vajpayee on sunday, the morning after Dr. Manmohan Singh succeeded him. ...
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"Buon giorno" said the voice on the phone. "Come stai?"

It was Pertie but I couldn't think of a suitable reply. So I kept silent.

"Well, go on" he said, filling the voi...
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