You would think they would be as different as chalk and cheese. One is a rich businessman who operates behind closed doors, avoiding publicity and remaining largely unknown to the common man. His...
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“Wake up” said the voice at the other end of the telephone. It was 3.30 in the morning and I was struggling to obey its command.

“Who is it?” I croaked. My voice was heavy with sle...
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Mrs. Gandhi is back in the news. No, not Sonia and certainly not Kasturba but the one we always knew as Mrs. Gandhi. The original one and, for me, the only one : Indira Gandhi. Katherine Frank�...
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There is a story about Margaret Thatcher which I might have told you before but I shall nonetheless tell again. It bears repetition not just because it is of itself significant but also because it...
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If you want to know the truth, it’s cowardice that keeps me moral not principle or even professed belief. I’m scared I’ll get caught. That fear is enough to keep me on the straight and narr...
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No man is a hero to his barber and I certainly am not. I’ve known Pritam since my late teens and over the decades I’ve learnt to listen attentively when he talks. He’s by no means garrulous...
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I’m not sure Patwant will approve of the name but I hope he will acknowledge the playful affection that lies behind it. It was given as I was walking out of the office late one evening last week...
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a)         Indrajit Gupta

One of our failings is that we Indians judge a man by the sweetness of his tone. So saccharine of...
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He was smiling when he walked through the double doors of the hotel. It was a shy smile. Although he is tall and well built it made him look young and vulnerable. His appearance and manner sugge...
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I must have been 16 at the time but my memory is as clear as if it happened yesterday. It was a sunday. I had come down for the weekend from Stowe and we were watching television after lunch. Ki...
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