India, May 18 -- Imagine a cricket match in which only one team can choose the umpire. The other team can complain. They can object. But finally, the decision rests with that one team. Would we call... Read More
India, April 27 -- The Mumbai police have decided to issue maroon T-shirts and shorts to male suspects lodged in central lockups. "It's an ingenious idea," said a police commissioner from another stat... Read More
India, April 20 -- A few days ago, I saw a news report that left me more confused than a man trying to understand GST without a calculator, a lawyer, and divine intervention. A corporate office in Na... Read More
India, April 13 -- Since there's a ceasefire, and we can breathe a little easier, I thought I'd write something lighter this time. This morning's newspaper carried a rather interesting piece of news. ... Read More
India, April 6 -- With Good Friday gone, and Easter upon us, there's one picture that doesn't leave the mind: Three crosses on a hill. One in the centre. Two on either side. And in the middle, a man w... Read More
India, March 30 -- Many years ago, sitting in a charming little cafe perched like a contented cat atop Malabar Hill, my wife and I made one of the wisest decisions of our lives. We decided to get marr... Read More
India, March 9 -- Across the world, women celebrate freedom. Hard-won freedom. The right to vote. The right to work. The right to choose their partners. The right to equal pay. The right to stand up a... Read More
India, Feb. 20 -- A few days ago, the newspapers did not just carry a headline. They carried a memory. Three men sentenced to death for gang rape and murder. Clinical words. Legal words. Necessary wo... Read More