New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- We are told that an 'organic' uprising against corruption broke out in Kathmandu a few weeks ago. The youth, angry with the government, supposedly rushed out of their homes in u... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- Where has the bicep curl gone? There was a time when every gym had the image of a man lifting a dumbbell and curling the bicep-a muscle that signified strength and health. You do... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- People evaluate actors, singers, writers, directors and sports stars through their best works, even when such works are very few. Some artists are celebrated for a single work; t... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 24 -- Materialists, a delightful film, especially for people who are not wounded, wants to say that beautiful women want to marry wealthy and tall men, and wealthy men want to marry be... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- Reformers take too much credit for reform. So often, good happens when upper classes collide in self-interest but ostensibly for a good cause. As we will get to see once again wh... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Now and then, there is a lecture given to men about how they must read, chiefly novels. And why the fact that most of them don't read novels is yet another reason why they are no... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- When I used to see images of Indians wading through flooded streets, or large crowds trying to squeeze into trains in Mumbai, or a mile-long queue of people in the rain waiting fo... Read More
New Delhi, July 27 -- Two drugs are generating the sort of cultural excitement that only Viagra once did. Like Viagra, their effects are visible, and often not attributed to the medicine. Semaglutide ... Read More
New Delhi, July 20 -- There is a difference between power and influence. Confusing the two lies at the heart of the gamble of several American billionaires who are covertly or overtly backing Donald T... Read More
New Delhi, July 13 -- A few weeks ago, Home Minister Amit Shah said at the launch of a book of Hindi poems, "In our lifetime, we will see a society in which those speaking English will feel ashamed." ... Read More