Sunil K Poolani
Is the Mumbai Swarm Thinning? Dec 31, 1969
The clasp of tightening bodies on suburban trains started easing, and the space between flesh and flesh increased. It took a few more years to realise that the city is not overcrowded anymore
Church Lures Gujarat Tribals to Christ Dec 31, 1969
Poverty is forcing the tribal community to embrace Christianity
Amway. Conway? Dec 31, 1969
Amway International has invariably proved that it is a global con show. The following narration is based on an encounter, which took place recently, with an Amway executive. Have fun…
Existential Dilemma Dec 31, 1969
On the third and top floor is a shabby, smelly room crammed with pamphlets, underground literature, Mao’s and Lu Shun’s portraits, faded red flags, threadbare kurtas and cloth bags — paraphernalia which were supposed to ensure a red revo
In Conversation with a Dog Dec 31, 1969
The following conversation, with a dog and the writer, is not just imagination but fifty per cent real talk; twenty-five per cent fiction and the remaining twenty-five per cent based on circumstantial evidence.
Yehoshua Opens His Heart Dec 31, 1969
His eleventh book, Open Heart, was set in India. Before you ask, ‘What’s so great about that? Several authors, including E M Forster, John Masters, M M Kye and Dominique Lapierre, have used the subcontinent for their plot,’ please realis
The Creator of Legends Dec 31, 1969
An obituary... one of the greatest writers the world has ever produced. And what raised him to that pedestal is his first and best novel, The Legend of Khasak, which was published around the same time that of Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s path-bre
Second-hand? Yes. Second-best? No Dec 31, 1969
In a stretch of about two kilometres — on which educated, Shakespeare-quoting street vendors have hawked books for the past 20-30 years — around 200,000 books are up for grabs. Every day.
Conflict over Foreign Investment in Indian Press Dec 31, 1969
Is it a threat of further invasion of our values, culture and life by foreign opinion makers or would it simply bring in financial investment, editorial quality and transparency. A heated debate amongst editors, publishers, and politicians in India.
Book: A Slice Of Life Dec 31, 1969
The book is a must-read for both journalism students and aficionados.
Changing Times Dec 31, 1969
Whatever flaws the American press might have (remember ’embedded journalism’), it adhered to at least one principle: never sell editorial space — at least not blatantly. And we, Indians, have managed to do that, too.
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