A town that once had a significant Anglo-Indian community is now a picture of desolation.
23 December 2009Bajaj Chetak: T’was Too Good to Last; and ‘Mutual funds are feeling the tremors of change’
17 December 2009“Magazines can’t afford to piss off stars as they need them for their award shows. They also don’t want to portray them as evil or dirty as that will distance fans”
17 December 2009Jaitley’s Open Testimony; Hangman Dies; Shopian Report No Gospel Truth: High Court; Telangana: Mayhem at Midnight; and Plot too Thick for Tharoor
17 December 2009“Arranging female escorts for stars is par for the course. Sometimes, stars even demand luxury rooms for their coaches...”
10 December 2009Indian Railways’ overseas projects in Africa and Six Pixels of Separation
09 December 2009Punjab: Where Violence Begets Violence; Congress Fights Hard for UP; When the Forces are not with Chidambaram; Why Only Narsimha Rao; Losing Control of the Telangana Movement?
09 December 2009Pressure on Ulfa Bears Results; Looking for Friends; Telangana Still Strong; Nuclear Plant Security; and Parliament Accountability
03 December 2009“If an astrologer does not recommend a gemstone the client does not feel secure. Many astrologers have tie-ups with jewellers”
02 December 2009Brahma 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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