A Woman in Bangladesh
I only saw men wherever I went, and every young man was a hopeless romantic
18 May 2011
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
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
The Simple Epicurean
Ramki Krishnan lives, cooks and hosts foreign travellers for free in a 71 sq ft van in Chennai.
09 August 2010
The Guru Who Sold His Wisdom
Robin Sharma on the need for overcommunication, usefulness of acronyms and uselessness of cynics.
07 July 2010
Sporting Art
Fifa fever takes on a new space: an art gallery houses Riyas Komu’s latest exhibition celebrating football.
24 June 2010
The Acrobatics of Ageing
Shantilal Shanghvi, 80, has suspended himself gracefully across his silver years.
10 June 2010
Authors
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
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 is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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