Indian Express -> Columnist -> Leher Kala

I turned in to Star Plus after a year to watch Kaun Banega Crorepati on Monday night. When the game show started seven years ago, with its awesome anc

All eyes on Desai at Jaipur literature fest

On the sprawling lawns of Diggy Palace, a decrepit but charming old building of graceful proportions

Wanted: a rational response to Nithari

You can’t fight paedophilia by banning male school teachers

Mission Admission

The self-worth of parents today depends on the school into which their child gains admission

Ek ya do bas

Spare us this plethora of fashion weeks that showcase indifferent work

Teen patti tingles

As kids, the only card games we played were bluff and teen do panch. Pre-cable TV days, cards, carom...

Money equals happiness?

In a poll conducted in the US to judge the happiness quotient of the nation, people were given two choices: a 100,000-dollar gift that all their conte

So you think, thin is sin? That’s not a well-rounded argument

We live in an age that reveres slimness and good looks. In a recent survey carried by The Indian Express, women said they’d rather be lame than fat. W

The great hurdle race for school

Too many children, too few good schools: the crisis in school admissions is looming large

Edge of imbibing

If you want to address alcohol abuse, acknowledge first that young people drink

Saturday night fever

Many who claim to be ‘recreational drug users’ may be more hooked than they realise

Fitness fantasy

Guiltily aware of the importance of exercise, I still can’t manage to get off my posterior, and just do it.

Desi thrills and frills

Fashion designers who can’t get their clothes to talk for them should stick to brides