India, March 21 -- I remember the euphoria that followed the announcement of the results of the 1977 elections. Even 50 years have not dulled that sentiment. The Emergency had ended, and the pall of d... Read More
India, March 14 -- In case you haven't noticed, today is the ides of March. I can't say I'm superstitious but I am aware it's a day when often remarkable things have happened. Yet my research suggests... Read More
India, March 7 -- Do adult Indians have the right to marry whoever they want without parental permission? That may sound like a rhetorical question, but it could soon become a legal issue. Of course, ... Read More
India, Feb. 28 -- I don't think I'll ever forget my sense of shock when I heard Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested. I belong to a generation that used to refer to him as Prince Andrew. He wa... Read More
India, Feb. 21 -- This column is not about cricket. It's about the behaviour of the Indian cricket team. More specifically, it's about grace on the games field, etiquette and the decent and proper beh... Read More
India, Feb. 14 -- There is a small intriguing question about the India-US trade deal that some people believe hasn't got the attention it deserves. Has India been successful in ensuring that genetical... Read More
India, Feb. 7 -- We all know who William Shakespeare was. Many of you have read some of his plays but very few are likely to be familiar with all 38. But how many people are aware of his incredible co... Read More
India, Feb. 1 -- Mark Tully's death is truly the passing of an era. In his decades as the BBC's chief of bureau in our country, he was certainly, as many fondly called him, the voice of India. For the... Read More
India, Jan. 24 -- Are you the sort of person that likes eating out? Are you fascinated by restaurants? Curious about the food they serve? Inquisitive about the chef? And eager to experience the deligh... Read More
India, Jan. 3 -- When I was a young teenager in the late 1960s, the 21st century felt like science fiction. If George Orwell's 1984 was still far into the indefinite future, an altogether new century ... Read More