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Spectator by Seema Goswami: It's your time to shine

India, Oct. 30 -- From the time we are little children, we are told that Diwali - or Deepawali - is the festival of lights that marks the triumph of good over evil. Families across India celebrate by ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: It's your time to shine

India, Oct. 30 -- From the time we are little children, we are told that Diwali - or Deepawali - is the festival of lights that marks the triumph of good over evil. Families across India celebrate by ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: If you hate it, say it

India, Oct. 23 -- From the time we are children, one lesson is drilled into us by the adults around us: Be polite. Be polite no matter how irritated you are. Be polite no matter what the provocation. ... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: This doesn't quite fit

India, Oct. 16 -- Are the trendy new restaurants of today in the business of hospitality or hostility? Well, judging by recent events involving members of my own family, I am inclining towards the lat... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: This doesn't quite fit

India, Oct. 16 -- Are the trendy new restaurants of today in the business of hospitality or hostility? Well, judging by recent events involving members of my own family, I am inclining towards the lat... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: The scent of something new

India, Oct. 8 -- This is the time of year when the first thing I do every morning - even before I brush my teeth - is run to the balcony to check if my shiuli plants are flowering yet. After a week of... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: The scent of something new

India, Oct. 8 -- This is the time of year when the first thing I do every morning - even before I brush my teeth - is run to the balcony to check if my shiuli plants are flowering yet. After a week of... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Who gets to tell Princess Diana's story?

India, Sept. 25 -- Who has the right to tell your story? I only ask because all of this week, the media have been hyperventilating about Earl Spencer's book about his sister, Diana, Princess of Wales,... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: Who gets to tell Princess Diana's story?

India, Sept. 25 -- Who has the right to tell your story? I only ask because all of this week, the media have been hyperventilating about Earl Spencer's book about his sister, Diana, Princess of Wales,... Read More


Spectator by Seema Goswami: We need a new POV

India, Sept. 17 -- A few months ago, I was introduced to an Italian lady who is a big India lover and visits our country every few months. It was her last night in India and as is routine these days, ... Read More