The roads to revolution

Wednesday 11 November '09

I was 11 when the Wall fell. In school in Bombay, we played Russian versus American. (The Russian planes invariably lost, developing horrific...

Recalling Indira

Monday 2 November '09

Most Indians do not remember where they were when they heard that Indira Gandhi was shot. Not because it wasn’t...

You could log in and Kindle this Diwali

Thursday 8 October '09

Kindle, the e-book reader sold by the huge international internet bookseller Amazon.com, has just gone global. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said that for $279 US dollars...

Monsoon matters

Friday 26 June '09

Weather just isn’t what it used to be. Calcutta winters aren’t as sharp; Kashmir’s snowfall not as regular...

Is it just me?

Wednesday 21 January '09

Everyone loves Barack today. Tomorrow, that’ll be a problem

Can’t have international regulation, says PM’s advisor

Saturday 15 November '08

The world turns its attention to the G-20 meeting at Washington DC this weekend...

Flowing With It

Sunday 21 September '08

The life and culture of the Indus. One of the three great rivers of the northern subcontinent flows mainly through Pakistan.