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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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Living
How to Buy a Business Jet

Posing as a serious customer, one man sets out to buy a Gulfstream private jet

14 April 2011
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Art & Culture
The Photographer of Dhobi Ghat

When Jyotika Jain was signed on for the movie, she had hundreds of photos of female train commuters but no clue what film photography meant

31 March 2011
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Sports
The World Cup Mall

Dhoni TVs, Sachin toothpastes, stockbrokers who turn travel agents and hundreds of cameramen taking three-and-a-half thousand flights

16 February 2011
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Living
Christ on the cross... maybe not

A Swedish pastor’s PhD dissertation has created quite a stir around the world by questioning an accepted ‘fact’ of Christianity.

21 November 2010
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Art & Culture
Love in the Time of the Digital Camera

Why photo labs have not gone out of business

28 October 2010
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Art & Culture
The Logic of John Abraham

Almost every male supermodel who tried his luck in Bollywood ended up as a character artiste. John Abraham proved an exception because he did things others just wouldn’t

20 October 2010
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Books
Lullaby of a New Father in Parliament

My son, apple of my scheming eyes, I have so many dreams for you...

01 October 2010
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Sports
The Fastest Indian

From 1996 to 2008, when he retired, Anil Kumar, national record holder for both the 100 and 200 metres, had little competition from anyone in India. And yet no one knows him in this country.

30 September 2010
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Business
Why are Nanos Burning Up?

A few days ago, another Nano suddenly caught fire. Why is this happening to the world’s most famous small car? A) It’s a lousy car B) It has been sabotaged by Tata’s rivals C) Everybody is overreacting to a problem that is not uncommon to vehicles D) None of the above.

04 September 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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