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Confessions
Confessions of an Air Traffic Controller

“In foggy conditions, if pilots are not trained, we have to put them on hold. But passengers blame the ATC instead of the airline”

28 October 2010
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Paul the Octopus

Ahmedinejad has said Paul represented everything decadent in Western society

28 October 2010
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What to Expect When You are Expecting Obama

Preparations for Barack Obama’s impending visit are in full swing, though shrouded in secrecy

27 October 2010
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Sports
Athletes to Watch Out For

India’s hopefuls for gold medal at London Olympics

27 October 2010
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The Lady Naxals of Dandakaranya

Battle-hardened, fiercely committed to their cause and proud of the identity the movement gives them, the woman Maoists here are every bit as fierce as their male comrades.

26 October 2010
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An Extraordinary Cat

Machli, the world's most famous tigress, is dying. A tribute

26 October 2010
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First-time Parents at 70

In rural Haryana and Western Uttar Pradesh, there is talk of the ‘miraculous operation’ which gifts childless women with progeny.

25 October 2010
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Her Walk Home

An uneasy disquiet, a sense of foreboding that casts a shadow behind the lone woman going home.

25 October 2010
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Confessions
Confessions of a Diamond Jeweller

“Most jeweller meets are vegetarian events. A recent one had delegates from the US and Russia too, but it was still vegetarian”

21 October 2010
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Gag Orders

Gag orders work well with politicians whose careers are tied to their parties, like Shashi Tharoor

21 October 2010

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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