Selective Justice and Inconvenient Truths
"The Mumbai blasts seem to be a reaction to the 'totality of events' in Ayodhya and Mumbai in December 1992 and January 1993." Justice BN Srikrishna report.
The Eternal Karmayogi
'So, what do you know about missiles!' It was a question asked with a directness that disarmed me completely. We were travelling with President Kalam to Bihar and I...
Riots and Blasts: Memories of another Day
Long before 2002 Gujarat there was Mumbai 1992-93. In the histiography of riots, we sometimes forget Mumbai’s bloody days. I cannot. As a young journalist and proud Mumbaikar, it...
Modi vs Nitish secularism debate: Both types are old stereotypes
It was a picture that perhaps best captured the angularities of Indian secularism: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien in a topi even as Delhi...
Today, you are expected to be a bhakt or a permanent critic
One of the best-known faces on television news says he is neither, as he talks about the state of India and the controversies surrounding him.
Roger Forever!
Like millions across the world, the Wimbledon men's singles final had me transfixed with rising emotional fervour. It's been a bit of a ritual stretching back to the late...
Lalit Modi row to Vyapam scam: Different plots, similar motives
In the age of 24x7 breaking news, even ‘scams’ have a limited shelf-life. If June was dominated by every tweet and soundbite of a Lalit Modi, July has seen...
As Lalit Modi row swirls, Indian political league has come alive.
ike the brand line of the cigarette company which his family owns, Lalit Modi likes living life king size. Just before the 2010 IPL, I had gone to interview...
Modi@1: the fine line between arrogance and self confidence.
The only thing certain about Indian politics is its constant edge of uncertainty. If in the summer of 2010, you had suggested that the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA)...