I’m not a film buff. If someone praises a movie I might make an effort to catch it but there are more good films I miss than I get to see. That’s as true of Hollywo...
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I could tell it was Pertie. The phone has an insistent quality when he calls. He can also let it ring, ring and ring. So the second I heard it I immediately answered. P...
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I’m not surprised by the increasing coverage of Bihar politics these days. After all, if the elections are on time the state will be voting in about two months. What ...
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It’s a dreadful cliché but wise in its warning which, I believe, applies to all of us – never judge a book by its cover. If I had a rupee for every time it’s bee...
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We all want to make an impact when we speak. Yet there’s a simple rule many forget which can undermine the impression we create. It’s not just what you say that wil...
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At last we have good news and it comes from Delhi. Six weeks ago you would have found that hard to believe so, today, if you’re sceptical that’s understandable. But...
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‘It’s a funny old world’, granny liked to say. Whenever someone pointed to an inconsistency, contradiction or, even, a peculiar development it would be her immedi...
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We’ve read so much about Coronavirus our heads are reeling with the information we’ve taken in. A joke I received the other day puts it cleverly: ‘my phone has ab...
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There’s a lot about Indian democracy we can be justifiably proud of. We hold regular elections, encourage the largest possible number to vote and governments are freq...
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I might only have been nineteen at the time and just casually browsing in the bath but parts of an article on the art of communication which I chanced upon in a dog-ear...
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