Features

God’s Own Theme Park

Vijai Maheswari

A visit to this war museum set up by Hezbollah—literally ‘God’s party’—in Lebanon reveals more than a little chest-thumping about its claimed ‘victory’ over Israel in 2006

Dispatched to Die

Jay Mazoomdaar

The latest death of a translocated tiger reiterates how Sariska continues to stand for everything that could have gone wrong with conservation in India.

“Aapka toh sab kaam ho gaya”

Open Author

“He says, sir, thheek hai, main bola ki, ‘Mukesh, once in a while show some bloody emotion,” —RANJAN BHATTACHARYA

“I am there… you want me to speak to anyone”

Open Author

“What I do is, let us see, I will be honest with you. I haven’t even gotten up, I cannot put pen to paper. Otherwise, in any case, I am there and you want me to speak to anyone, not that you don’t know anyone.”

Open’s response to NDTV

R. Rajmohan

Open magazine responds to NDTV’s statement on the Cover Story: X-Tapes (issue dated: 29 November 2010)

The Dosa Man of New York

Atiya Hussain

Seven years on, another visit to the city’s most famous streetside dosa stall reveals a Thirukumar Kandasamy who has retained everything that made him great, except the modesty

“PM is very soft-spoken, and dad can’t hear clearly”

Open Author

Ask Ghulam to call me and talk to me. I’ll be here around, you know —KANIMOZHI

“Tell Sunil Mittal, you have to work with Raja”

Open Author

“Hmm …tell Sunil Mittal, you have to work along with Raja for another five years” —A RAJA

“I met Raja today. He is a happy man”

Open Author

“Yeah, I met Raja today. He is a happy man. The Chief Justice has given his clearance on him and he’s happy” —NIIRA RADIA “Does he know that the other guy is gunning for him?” —RATAN TATA