The old song may claim ‘Love is in the air’ but I doubt if that’s the case in our country. We might have mastered the art of wooing and flirtation in the days of ...
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If the President’s address to Parliament and the Economic Survey left you with no time for Beating Retreat then let me reassure you that you missed nothing. I watched...
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I’m baffled by Satyapal Singh. He’s not just the junior Minister for Human Resource Development (which, in effect, is Education) but also a former Mumbai Police Com...
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I wonder if BJP state governments feel chastened after the Supreme Court struck down their decision to ban Padmaavat? Six had either announced or proposed a total ban. ...
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With the recent announcement of the details of the electoral bond scheme, Arun Jaitley’s steps to clean up political funding have met with a sharply polarized respons...
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I would say the theatre is a better reflection of a people, their values and attitudes, than the cinema. For instance, make belief or escapist fantasy is more difficult...
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Today is the last day of 2017 and I’m glad it’s over. Whilst searching for the appropriate phrase to mark the occasion I’ve come across a collection of famous las...
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It’s Christmas and I’m in England revelling in British tradition. This is a nation that delights in preserving its unique way of doing things. Whether its conversat...
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What a joy to be able to agree with a politician, particularly one who formerly was a BJP member! Today I’m writing to endorse the Vice President’s call for enforci...
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I’ve chosen deliberately to write after Rahul Gandhi’s elevation to Congress President and before the Gujarat election results are announced. The first makes this p...
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