An Ode to Nirbhaya, the Fearless
Nirbhaya, the Fearless One, The radiant dreamer, yearning to touch the sky Assaulted, wounded and stricken, Your body the Cross, you die; So that we may live, love and lie. …
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Banking on women power
A bank for women, of women and by women! This year when presenting the Union Budget, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram surprised all when he talked about setting up an all …
Read MoreCelebrating Shakti: Myth and Reality
Genuine women empowerment still remains a distant dream despite all the big talk. Not a day goes by without reports of rapes, sexual assaults and beastly domestic violence against women. …
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Namaste and ladoos: An Oscar night to remember…
Namaste, India. From Slumdog Millionaire to Life of Pi, India has morphed into cinematic imagination as a place where miracles intersect with the mundane and stretch the limit of human …
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Toasting Indo-German friendship: Building bridges, dreaming big
It’s a celebration without full stops. But as with all good things in life, the German Year in India culminated in a spectacular ceremony at the India Gate in the …
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Valentine’s Day? Say it with brands…
The Valentine’s Day has once again come and gone, and left me a little bemused and sort of sad at all the banality floating around. The Beatles’ were a tad …
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Now, read Ramayana in Arabic
In a pioneering initiative to build cross-cultural bridge between the Islamic world and India, the Indian epic-poem Ramayana has been translated into Arabic by famed Lebanese poet Wadi-al-Bustani. The book, …
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Malaysia party bats for Kamal Hassan
KUALA LUMPUR: Kamal Hassan, the besieged actor-producer whose latest film Vishwaaroopam has triggered a raging controversy, has found support from Malaysia’s largest ethnic Indian political party MIC. The party has …
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Is Indie film dead? Ask Rahul Bose
The exciting low-budget film movement in Indian cinema is dead and buried, and may not ever see a resurrection reminiscent of its glorious days, says actor Rahul Bose. The versatile …
Read MoreThe Great Indian Paradox: Simon Long
This is a remarkable, brave, moving, disturbing, funny and at times beautiful book. It tackles head-on the great Indian paradox, which most observers tend to ignore or obfuscate: that India …
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