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Babalog Wisdom
Broadcast On May 4, 2006... I remember nothing. Yet children understand far more than we realise. In May 2001, when Kapil Dev cried in an interview he gave me for the BBC, his daughter, Amiya, was just five years old. Romi, ...
Sanjay Dutt, as I know him
Broadcast On November 30, 2006... achievements on the way? I don’t think I can face my mistakes with the same strength and courage. The next interview was nine years later and this time for the BBC. By now Sanjay had done sixteen ...
An important lesson from the past
Broadcast On April 9, 2007... most serious obstacle in its inexorable march. His name was Captain Ahsan Malik. This is how Field Marshal Manekshaw remembered the young opponent in 1999, when I interviewed him for the BBC: “We tried ...
My God and I!
Broadcast On December 23, 2008Ingrid Betancur said something on the BBC the other day that made me stop and think. “When it comes to God, it’s the questions you ask that really matter.” As I heard her I instinctively knew she was right. ...
So long, Georgie Boy!
Broadcast On January 13, 2009... even when his actions produced tears his comments were often greeted with smiles. Wry ones at the time but today, as we look back on his closing presidency, the amusement is more genuine. The BBC ...
Death be not proud
Broadcast On April 16, 2009... the inexplicable richness of experience. Well, that’s what happened to me last week. I caught the end of an Owen Bennett Jones interview on the BBC World Service. The guest seemed to be struggling ...
In memoriam
Broadcast On January 21, 2010... august 1999 and was one of three for the BBC in the run-up to the elections. This time we talked about what ‘communism’ in Bengal actually amounted to. I told Jyoti Basu that it was social ...
Them and us
Broadcast On March 6, 2010Occasionally television can be truly revealing. That was the case on friday when the BBC broadcast live the interrogation by the Chilcot Inquiry Committee of the British Prime Minister on the Iraq ...
Lessons from London
Broadcast On May 14, 2010I wonder how many of you followed the outcome of the British elections? I found it rivetting. Not just because of the thoughtful and thought-provoking way the BBC covered the unfolding political drama ...
What’s in a name?
Broadcast On November 18, 2010“Did you notice how quickly they’ve stopped calling her Kate?” Pertie sounded as if he had made an eureka discovery. “It’s now Catherine and the BBC’s gone one step ...
Anjolie Ela Menon
Broadcast On July 21, 1999
Anjolie Ela Menon Face to Face on BBC World on 21 July,1999 talking about her life, career and achievements. ... Nusli Wadia
Broadcast On March 4, 2000
Nusli Wadia Face to Face on BBC World on 04 March, 2000 talking about his life, career and achievements. ... Shekhar Kapoor
Broadcast On March 11, 2000
Shekhar Kapoor Face to Face on BBC World on 11 March, 2000 talking about his life, career and achievements. ... Saurav Ganguly
Broadcast On March 18, 2000
Saurav Ganguly, Face to Face on BBC World on 18 March, 2000 talking about his life, career and achievements. ... Kamal Hassan
Broadcast On March 25, 2000
Kamal Hassan Face to Face on BBC World on 25 March, 2000 talking about his life, career and achievements. ... Zakir Hussain
Broadcast On April 5, 2000
Zakir Hussain Face to Face on BBC World on 5 April,2000 talking about his life, career and achievements. ... Pt. Ravi Shankar
Broadcast On April 12, 2000
Pt. Rasvi Shankar Face to Face on BBC World on 12 April, 2000, talking about his life, career and achievements. ... Ismail Merchant
Broadcast On April 19, 2000
Ismail Merchant Face to Face on BBC World on 19 April, 2000 talking about his life, career and achievements. ... A R Rahman
Broadcast On April 26, 2000
A R Rahman Face to Face on BBC World on 26 April 2000, talking about his life, career and achievements. ... Sonal Man Singh
Broadcast On May 3, 2000
Sonal Man Singh Face to Face on BBC World on 3 May,2000 talking about her life, career and achievements. ...
