India, June 2 -- There's a sloshing sound in my shoes, and it isn't spiritual joy. It's water. Rainwater. Precious, holy, long-prayed-for, utterly annoying rainwater. And as I squish my way across the... Read More
India, May 26 -- So now we're sending a delegation. Yes, a "Truth Team," armed with PowerPoint presentations, handshakes, and Shashi Tharoor's vocabulary, to convince the world: "This time, honest, w... Read More
India, May 19 -- "Interesting sculpture," said a friend a year ago, as we drove past the Gokhale Bridge in Andheri, pointing to the long cement arm reaching out dramatically into thin air, seven feet ... Read More
India, May 12 -- Was speaking last evening to a man whose wife is an army officer posted somewhere near the treacherous snow-dusted stretches of Kashmir. He looked like a calm man-not the kind you'd e... Read More
India, May 5 -- Every morning, as the sun peeps over our confused democracy, a silent war begins. Not at our borders, not in Parliament, but in the palm of your hand - yes, that unassuming rectangle k... Read More
India, April 28 -- The white cassock now lies still. The shepherd's staff rests. And the world, Catholic or not, pauses to mourn a man who quietly shook empires-Pope Francis. He didn't roar like a li... Read More
India, April 7 -- As fresh tariffs are slapped on Indian exports, the world watches with raised eyebrows and recalibrated spreadsheets. Economists mutter about supply chains, trade deficits, and curre... Read More
New Delhi, March 24 -- Did you hear? They've brought out a movie about Aurangzeb's brutality!" cried my neighbour, his eyes widening with excitement, as though the Mughal emperor was about to storm in... Read More
NEW DELHI, March 17 -- Ah, what a win that was! The streets were alive with cheers, people were dancing on balconies, and social media erupted with messages like, "We did it!" Of course, by "we," most... Read More
NEW DELHI, March 10 -- Many papers headlined PM Modi's latest announcement of handing over his social media accounts to women on Women's Day, March 8. Sounds like a grand gesture, doesn't it? A mode... Read More