For years I’ve wanted to know the story of Delhi but haven’t really bothered to find out. When you live amidst history you begin to take it for granted. Worse, I am guilty of comparing Delhi ...
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I want to write about what I call a recent ‘miracle’ of the Indian media landscape and its limitations : the explosion of n-ews on television. A decade ago TV news was a government monopoly. ...
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They say Emirates is the best airline in the world and I am not inclined to disagree. For me the first delight was the fresh carrot juice on offer. It’s hard to describe beyond saying it was de...
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Sometimes people can say the strangest things to your face and think nothing of it. It doesn’t matter whether they are high-born or well-educated. Either because they couldn’t care less or be...
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When I think of winter I think of men huddled around wood fires, their heads wrapped in mufflers, rubbing their hands in front of the blaze, as a thick blanket of fog envelopes the morning sky. Read more... | 0 Comments

Those of you who have visited London will know that the weather is horribly predictable. It’s wet, grey and the only change is more of the same. The British dream of a white Christmas and clear...
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It’s strange how your memory can play tricks on you. For instance, I always associate Sanjay Dutt and Sharmila Tagore with each other. There is no logical reason for this but events have perpet...
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“The worst thing about India is leaving it!”

Those were the words with which the elderly lady greeted me as I sat down beside her on the plane to Singapore. I am not sure where she c...
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“Aagaye, aagaye, aagaye!”

The hushed whisper resounded through the corridors of Jamia Millia Islamia. Excited studio hands rushed in different directions. Women moved forward, fathe...
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There was a time when the better capitals of Europe were known by the rhyming couplets of hit songs. Arrividerci Roma, I Love Paris and London Town were amongst the more popular. But one of the j...
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