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Wei Fen Lee

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Living
A Woman in Bangladesh

I only saw men wherever I went, and every young man was a hopeless romantic

18 May 2011
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Art & Culture
The Ha Ha Queen of Singapore

In a country known for strict censorship laws, the most famous comedian is Kumar, a drag queen of Indian descent who pulls no punches

03 November 2010
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India
The Volunteer Trap

Foreigners who shell out good money to do social work in India often go back feeling cheated, misled and sometimes just ignored.

03 September 2010
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Real India
The Simple Epicurean

Ramki Krishnan lives, cooks and hosts foreign travellers for free in a 71 sq ft van in Chennai.

09 August 2010
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Books
The Guru Who Sold His Wisdom

Robin Sharma on the need for overcommunication, usefulness of acronyms and uselessness of cynics.

07 July 2010
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Art & Culture
Sporting Art

Fifa fever takes on a new space: an art gallery houses Riyas Komu’s latest exhibition celebrating football.

24 June 2010
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Real India
The Acrobatics of Ageing

Shantilal Shanghvi, 80, has suspended himself gracefully across his silver years.

10 June 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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