New Delhi, May 16 -- There was a time when owning a Tata car was less a purchase and more a public confession. The panel gaps were legendary. The doors shut with the acoustic elegance of a steel cupbo... Read More
New Delhi, May 11 -- Somewhere in rural India, a child walked to school last week and found the gates locked. There was no prior warning, no public consultation, no community outrage dramatic enough t... Read More
India, April 19 -- The boiling point has been reached, and it has been crossed. This anger did not arrive overnight. It has been building in the shadows of factory floors, behind locked gates and unde... Read More
New Delhi, April 5 -- "Thousands have lived without love, not one without water..." - W.H. Auden We are the new, modern world. We pride ourselves on miracles that seemingly occur without effort. Ou... Read More
New Delhi, April 4 -- Viewed from a distance, India's auto market looks like a crowded bazaar. Dozens of brands jostle for attention, showrooms gleam across cities and glossy billboards and advertisem... Read More
New Delhi, March 29 -- "The problem facing humanity is that we have Palaeolithic emotions, medieval institutions and God-like technology." - E.O. Wilson A courtroom verdict delivered half-way aro... Read More
New Delhi, March 28 -- India's mountain roads have a peculiar sense of timing, and they can be mighty humbling. They often make the proudest of car-owners face a belittling reality - that in a crunch,... Read More
New Delhi, March 22 -- "An artist's duty is to reflect the times." - Nina Simone "I would like to punch him in the face. F@#$ Tru^*." The line above didn't come from a film script. It was the blun... Read More
New Delhi, March 21 -- There is a new desire in India, one that is being matched by a mad wheel-lust on Indian roads. The car-buyer has changed; he mutated quietly at first, then all at once. Barely a... Read More
New Delhi, March 15 -- "Nations have no permanent friends or allies. They only have permanent interests." - Henry John Temple The world usually celebrates Spain for football. When its national tea... Read More