New Delhi, June 6 -- The BJP campaigned promising poriborton or change for West Bengal. Since it has come to power, some of its actions have won praise, some have invited controversy. But one change... Read More
New Delhi, May 16 -- When a British citizen turns 100, they get a message from the monarch. It's a tradition dating back to 1917 when King George V started sending telegrams to congratulate citizens o... Read More
New Delhi, May 1 -- In 1941, Orson Welles made a film that became a classic-Citizen Kane. In 2026 we seem to be in the middle of another film, rather more dystopian. We can call it "Citizen Kaun". We... Read More
New Delhi, April 17 -- Around 2005 I walked into the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. I was a little nervous. I had after much back and forth with the organisers snagged a face-to-face interview with ... Read More
New Delhi, April 3 -- The first time I saw Chapal Bhaduri, it was hard to imagine him as a woman. A stocky man with a square face and thinning hair, dressed in kurta-pyjama, he looked quite avuncular.... Read More
New Delhi, March 21 -- Whenever people ask me what I miss about San Francisco, a city I lived in for many years, I have some ready answers. I miss the sushi at the Japanese restaurant I used to go to... Read More