All Goods Foreign

Most of us have been fascinated by foreign stuff. Here is my love-hate story.

Book: Rendezvous with Rama

Quite possibly the most famous novel ever written about Mankind`s first encounter with an alien civilisation and certainly one of the best books of the

Thanking and Complaining-

Church Lures Gujarat Tribals to Christ

Poverty is forcing the tribal community to embrace Christianity

Let Cricket Inspire India and Pakistan

Politics, by its nature, is just the opposite of Cricket. Stalwarts of the art of politics, old and new, are at one that it’s not

Charlie Wilson's War Stretches the Imagination

How does a US Congressman learn about helping the Afghan resistance to the Soviet Empire in 1980? By listening to

Book: Brick Lane

A panoramic view of the Bengali community as seen through the eyes of Nazneen, a young woman from a village who moves to London after

Chowk Tale

Today is one of those days. How fortunate I am to not be a) Iraqi b) maimed c) man d) poor e) alone is quickly

The Stop Sign

If you have never seen this road sign, are you sure you are awake?

Need for a Confederation

India had never been a Nation, it is still not one

Sanitising the Supremo

For the followers of Golwalkar, the birth anniversary of one of their icons has also been an occasion to revisit that period during which the

Travels with My Charlie

As far as I am concerned, his bark and bite were quite evenly matched. I lectured him about this matter,

Moore’s Law Redux

Is Moore’s law divine?

Truth Hurts

Ironic. Our indigenous culture is now being imported.

Movie: Khwahish

Its about `loving, living and losing".

This Should Do It

Confessions of the other woman we all talk about