Features

In the Greenback We Trust

Aresh Shirali

A brief history of the dollar in India. Or, more accurately, how the dollar came to enchant Indians so

The Dream Life

Avirook Sen

A Kenyan diplomat squeezes a few frugal minutes out of his apparently hectic first secretary’s life to talk about his India sojourn and the laid-back life back home

Little Bits of the World in India

arindam

All that we call foreign endures deep within the nation

Clip Clop Chronicles

Avantika Bhuyan

A recent conference in Delhi drew highly professional attention to a work-related question that goes unasked in this uncaring city. What ails horses, donkeys and mules at work?

As a hunter, Lakpat Singh Rawat does not like to be compared with Jim Corbett. But with three dozen kills in less than a decade, his presence in the hills of Garhwal is lethal for any man-eater with spots

So, Who’s the Boss?

Dhirendra K Jha

From two not so long ago, the Congress now has three clear power centres, but no one knows how and where whose writ runs

Thunder from the Northeast

Adam Matthews

Naga Jolokia has gained popularity with chilli fanatics in America, Europe and Australia

Sex and the Mumbai Police

Haima Deshpande

Two recent cases highlight how the city police force is getting screwed by its libido

A Beautiful Anarchy

Shougat Dasgupta

At their heart, WikiLeaks and its future spawns represent an alternative architecture for democracy, putting power in the hands of many rather than a few