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The notion of ‘badla’, or revenge, has always had a special place in the Indian imagination: Remember all those Hindi films that centred around the idea of vengeance or settling scores.
In his autobiography, the original Hindi film superstar Dilip Kumar writes of how he got…
The former British prime minister Harold Wilson once said a week is along time in politics. He was probably wrong.: In India, a weekend is enough as I have realized yet again.
In 2012, we did a television show to identify the greatest Indian after Mahatma Gandhi…
Dear Devendraji,
Firstly, I wish to thank you for replying to my open letter and creating space for a public debate. This is a sign of a truly healthy democracy and is rare for a politician in this day and age. I truly appreciate that a big politician chooses to reply to a humble columnist: doesn’t happen too often in an age where the media is a soft target. However, while I do not wish this to become a tu to main main, I must reserve the right to reply.
