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Madhavankutty Pillai

Madhavankutty Pillai has no specialisations whatsoever. He is among the last of the generalists. And also Open chief of bureau, Mumbai  

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Can I Lie on My Passport Form Too?

Devyani Khobragade was arrested in the US for lying on her visa application form; maybe that’s a privilege all Indians should claim

18 December 2013
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Who Exactly Is Cruel Here?

The obtuseness of the mob that hounded a boy who kicked a cat

11 December 2013
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The Man Who Could’ve Been

Why Anna Hazare’s decision not to fast in Delhi is an admission of defeat

04 December 2013
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Living
Spiritual Surf’s Up

A stay at an unusual ashram that promotes surfing

02 December 2013
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The Wisdom of Not Doing

On the fifth anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, a few thoughts on the Government’s response

28 November 2013
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Sports
The (Limited) Hysteria

Making sense of the hype over Tendulkar’s last Test

23 November 2013
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The Industry of Nuisance

On the nature of current court cases against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s new movie

20 November 2013
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Coming Soon: Satya 7

On Ram Gopal Varma’s propensity to leech on his own earlier movies

13 November 2013
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The Power of Egolessness

Why humiliation is no big deal for politicians like the repeatedly humiliated Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi

06 November 2013
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Books
Postponing the Punchline

Shovon Chowdhury’s debut novel The Competent Authority has some big funny ideas, but is too long in the telling

04 November 2013

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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