Happy New Year!
A few days ago, while on vacation, I got a throat viral. Illness on holiday can be a real bummer: you can’t really enjoy the good times when your...
Has Modi done an Indira?
Last month in an interview I asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi if she would concede that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a similar personality to Indira Gandhi, tough and...
Public Lecture by Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai
Media stalwart, author and Consulting Editor of the India Today group, Mr. Rajdeep Sardesai delivering a insightful lecture on ‘The Ethics and Professional Obligations of Journalists in a Democracy,’...
Jayalalithaa: FIlm star politician number one!
As an MP, actor Govinda had one of the worst attendance records in Parliament: He attended less than 10% of the sittings in the Lok Sabha and spoke for...
Farewell Dileep
If there is one thing Dileep Padgaonkar probably enjoyed even more than a finely written book or article, it was crab curry rice and tisrya (clams) at Anant Ashram,...
Demonetisation: Modi risks winning battle, losing war
For those still surprised by prime minister Narendra Modi’s audacious demonetisation gamble, the past maybe a useful guide. In 2007, just ahead of the Gujarat assembly elections, Mr Modi...