India, Dec. 7 -- One of the most brilliant sections of the Mahabharata is the Yaksha Prashna, where the mythical Yaksha asks a series of profound questions to Yudhishthira on life. His answers are equ... Read More
India, Nov. 30 -- While this is perhaps a universal phenomenon, Indians, I suspect more than anybody else, revel in the paraphernalia of power. In my book, Being Indian (2004), the chapter on power be... Read More
India, Nov. 29 -- While this is perhaps a universal phenomenon, Indians, I suspect - more than anybody else - revel in the paraphernalia of power. In my book, Being Indian (2004), the chapter on power... Read More
India, Nov. 22 -- Many years ago, I wrote The Havelis of Old Delhi to document what remained of these iconic structures. The book documented a sad chronicle: neglect, colonial amnesia, and administrat... Read More
India, Nov. 16 -- Recent rumours of cine star Dharmendra's death ahead of his 90th birthday were put to rest by his wife Hema Malini, who confirmed that he is very much alive and recuperating at home ... Read More
India, Nov. 9 -- There is a moment, somewhere between the retreat of Diwali celebrations and the arrival of Lohri's bonfires, when Delhi changes its temperament. The debilitating pollution dispels, th... Read More
India, Oct. 26 -- Why do most Indians retain hope even in the midst of pervasive poverty and deprivation? Does religion or philosophy have something to do with it? After all, Indians love their spirit... Read More
India, Oct. 5 -- On a flying visit to Colombo last week, I gave the inaugural keynote address at an international conference on the cultural footprint of India across South and South-East Asia. In the... Read More
India, Oct. 4 -- On a flying visit to Colombo last week, I gave the inaugural keynote address at an international conference on the cultural footprint of India across South and South-East Asia. In the... Read More
India, Sept. 28 -- On Dussehra, a few days from now, effigies of Ravana will be burnt, but it is important to remember that, in the vast repository of India's mythological and epical consciousness, fe... Read More