Mogambo in the Sacred City

What Is Past Is Provocation

The lamentation of Romila Thapar, our most venerable historian, is understandable: philistines have come to dominate the political space. The age of the philosopher king is gone; today it is all about spin and sound bites.

Rishi Kapoor Dismisses Nawazuddin

Rishi Kapoor Dismisses Nawazuddin • Back in Farhan’s Camp • The Son No One Wants

The Director’s Tantrum

Heard the One about SRK’s Son?

Gossip and the tragedy of the film journalist

Corruption, Riots and Immortality

Listening to the claims of Manmohan Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Karunanidhi

There’s No Silence Louder than Rahul in Benares

The enigma that is Rahul Gandhi has proved too inscrutable for the people of Benares. No one has a word to say about him, not even a harsh word

BJP and the Post-Ayodhya God

On a closer read, the BJP’s manifesto ‘One India, Greater India’ is the party’s most definitive documentation of life after Ayodhya.

On Censorship and Submission

Does Rohinton Mistry really need Aditya Thackeray’s permission to visit Mumbai?

Spoilt for Choice

Spoilt for Choice • A Narcissus by Any Other Name • Relegated to RomComs • Why Sanjay Dutt Won’t Talk