India, Sept. 15 -- Nepal was the first foreign country I ever visited. It may sound trivial today, when low-cost airlines and passport stamps have become commonplace, but in the 1970s and '80s, steppi... Read More
India, Sept. 8 -- It was in 1996, when I was Senior Editor with The Indian Express, that the tenth anniversary of the annulment of the Travancore-Cochin Christian Succession Act of 1916 and 1921 was c... Read More
India, Sept. 1 -- My recent column on the penury of journalists elicited a surprisingly strong response. Some readers shared their experiences of struggling after retirement, while others sent sympath... Read More
India, Aug. 25 -- I grew up reading GK Reddy's dispatches in The Hindu. For a budding journalist, he was nothing short of a phenomenon. At a time when most newspapers were stingy about giving bylines ... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi has always surprised me. Every time I go to Holy Family Hospital in Okhla, where my heart is periodically serviced, I remember him because i... Read More
India, Aug. 4 -- Dear Shri Vishnu Deo Sai Ji, This is the second time I've written to you publicly. Not because I seek attention, nor because I harbour political ambition. I write because I believe i... Read More
India, July 28 -- Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation on Monday last has caught the nation by surprise. During the day, he presided over the Rajya Sabha on the inaugural day of its monsoon s... Read More
India, July 21 -- My father was the eldest of four surviving siblings - three brothers and a sister. In truth, he was the fifth child born to my grandparents, but the first to survive. The four before... Read More
India, July 14 -- It is considered a sin or a serious transgression to make a promise you cannot fulfil. This applies to promises made to both God and people. Breaking a promise, especially a solemn o... Read More
India, July 11 -- Dear Shri Mohan Bhagwat Ji, I write this letter to you not just to congratulate you but also to reflect on an honest admission you made recently-an admission that, whether you reali... Read More