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October 22, 2015
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Dadri vs Moodbidri

The pseudo-patriots are at it again. Having behaved disgracefully after the Dadri murder — witness the statements made by leaders that either played down the incident or deliberately stoked...

October 21, 2015
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This is not Cricket

Should India and Pakistan play cricket in times of terror? Ask me this question eleven years ago, and I’d probably have replied in the negative. Indo-Pak cricket at the...

August 9, 2015
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More to Manipur than Mary Kom

'Non-locals must not own businesses': the Sunday headlines in one of Imphal's prominent newspapers aren't a pretty sight. Much like the Kashmir valley, the Imphal valley is also best...

July 28, 2015
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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...

July 26, 2015
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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...

July 17, 2015
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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.

July 13, 2015
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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...

May 10, 2015
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Day out at AMU

Aligarh Muslim university: the name conjures up images of another age. Like so much else in western UP, AMU too likes to live in its past glory. So I...

April 28, 2015
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Thank you All!

Prime minister Narendra Modi attracts strong, polarised responses: you either love him or hate him it appears. Which is why searching for the middle ground when it comes to...

April 25, 2015
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When Ashutosh cried

It is easy to be cynical of netas. So many of them have failed us that we now have little to feel sanguine about. So when a neta breaks...