The Real Final?
Where were you when Javed Miandad hit Chetan Sharma for a six of the last ball in Sharjah in 1986 to take Pakistan to a famous win? I know...
When Kejriwal defeated the media
In the 2015 Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal didn't just demolish his opposition; he also defeated the media. That might seem a strange thing to say since the general impression...
Baap Re AAP
There is nothing quite like an Indian election: it is, to borrow from The Times of India's slogan, 'the dance of democracy'. Yesterday, was yet another remarkable moment in...
Farewell Diptoshda
Journalism can leave you with tattered minds and bloated egoes: so were the wise words imparted to me by the late RK Laxman early on in my career. He...
Delhi polls a ‘class war’ between ‘mufflerman’ and supreme leader
Just before the December 2013 Delhi elections, our housekeeper, who has been the mainstay of our home for over a decade, came with a special request. “Sir, I want...
The Uncommon Genius
For the first six years and a bit of my professional life, the common man was an intrinsic part of my life. Every morning, a little after 9 am,...
Republic Day Memories
Every Republic Day brings back memories of another day, another time. I was entering my teens when I arrived in Delhi for the first time to participate in the...
Kejriwal vs Bedi contest has opened a fascinating window in Indian politics
The year 2011 was the year of Anna Hazare, as a septuagenarian activist was literally lifted out of near-retirement to be projected as a modern-day Gandhi. Four years later,...
Good Luck Dr Bedi
Dr Kiran Bedi is an accomplished woman, one I respect and admire. A few years ago, I was a media representative at the National Police Academy in Hyderabad and...
Capital Showdown
So, the bugle has been sounded: after exactly a year Delhi is set to get an elected government. In a country where a week can be a long time...