Mamata’s pullout created a minor dent in Manmohan’s international reputation
08 September 2011Om Puri has denied that he delivered the speech at Ramlila maidan under the influence of alcohol
04 September 2011A stash of lost-and-found songs predating Independence reveals the revolutionary face of one of India’s greatest musical talents, Salil Chowdhury
02 September 2011The Ramlila ground was initially a pond, which was filled up in the early 1930s
26 August 2011Wherever they go, they leave an impression. Sometimes on tour organisers’ minds, occasionally on hotel lawns
14 July 2011The sixties were a glorious time for Bengali sci-fi comics. The Comic Book Project is bringing these back to life
06 July 2011Sitting with over a hundred people clustered around red felt-top tables, this enthusiast played a game that was neither the fabled Diwali matka of teen patti, nor Contract Bridge, but one that required as much skill as luck, or perhaps more.
17 June 2011An American card game is drawing Indians of a certain disposition to casino boats in Goa: whizkids who insist that it’s a game almost entirely of skill
17 June 2011At the First Indian Annual Comic Con, compulsive doodlers will get to meet published graphic artists
15 February 2011Brahma 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 is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
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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