India, May 9 -- Amongst my fondest memories are evenings spent on the terrace of our old farm in Chhatarpur, listening to Daddy reminisce about his days in the army as he sipped his first drink. To my... Read More
India, May 2 -- You have to admit the one thing the Brits do have is a sense of humour. But perhaps it's not so obvious to those of us who either don't have one or only like to laugh at others and not... Read More
India, April 26 -- It's a paradox - to put it mildly - that just as the Bharatiya Janata Party was doing its best to reach out to Christian voters in Kerala, its government in Delhi tried to pass the ... Read More
India, April 25 -- It's a paradox - to put it mildly - that just as the Bharatiya Janata Party was doing its best to reach out to Christian voters in Kerala, its government in Delhi tried to pass the ... Read More
India, April 18 -- Bizarre as it may seem, the news of Viktor Orban's shattering defeat in last Sunday's elections in Hungary made me think of Zoltan Karpathy. Now, who is Karpathy, you might well ask... Read More
India, April 11 -- I'm not generally given to admiring people. Those that I do are few and far between. But starting October 2023, when Israel's deliberately planned and inexorably executed genocide i... Read More
India, April 4 -- You could be forgiven if you haven't the foggiest idea of the significance of 24 Akbar Road unless, of course, you are a member of the Congress Party. This bespoke residence in Lutye... Read More
India, March 28 -- Today's the 30th day since the start of the US-Israel war on Iran. Whatever its outcome, one man has been knocked off whatever pedestal he thought he occupied. And that man is the P... Read More
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