I learnt a lesson last weekend in Dubai that I won’t forget in a hurry. Of itself that isn’t very surprising. I am always learning things. I need to. But on this occasion it was from a youn...
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I think the first time I spoke to Atal Behari Vajpayee was over the phone in 1984. It was the day Indira Gandhi was assassinated and just after the troubles had started. Although the Sikh pogro...
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A question Latika Padgaonkar put to me the other night sparked off a flurry of thoughts. We were guests at the same party. I was trying to quietly slip away when she stopped me.

"Listen\...
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I’m not sure why it always has to be Pertie. He has an annoying habit of raising disquieting thoughts. When he does he not only disturbs but also makes me feel guilty. This was no different. Read more... | 0 Comments

I thought I knew Narendra Modi. Not so long ago I respected him and was grateful for his advice. In 2000, when I was preparing for an interview with the RSS Sarsangchalak, he helped me understand...
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Occasionally television interviewers meet interesting people. It’s one of the advantages of the job. Last week I met three. For good or ill, they left a lasting impression. Two were Nobel lau...
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I don’t know him well but what I know of him I like. He’s an engaging person. A man of stories, of delightful indiscretions, of loud asides and soft innuendo. What’s more he loves to ta...
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Buying a jacket is usually rather mundane business.  Even if you are fussy, as I am, or indecisive, as I am too, it only becomes prolonged and difficult.  It is unlikely to be thrilling.

You can characterise a country by its favourite meal. We in India are dinner people. The British are similar although ‘lunching out’ is catching on. The Americans prefer breakfast.