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Of Kipling, modern monarchy ruling the UK and women taking over the world
When the poem If was painting over, we were reminded of what Kipling actually stood for.
23 Jul 2018 12:27 AM
Of UK’s empty streets, Trump Baby balloon & the next big social change
This is not as yet discussed openly in India, but there is an increasing debate and dialogue about it in the UK. I
09 Jul 2018 3:41 AM
An Indian summer in the UK
The evening also saw many other well-known people from India — including friends like Pawan Munjal, Suhel Seth and Rajiv Kumar.
25 Jun 2018 6:16 AM
Of UK’s ‘Jaipur litfest’ & ‘vintage ball’
One of the highlights was an interaction between Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi with Saif Mahmood on Jan Nisar Akhtar and Kaifi Azmi.
11 Jun 2018 5:12 AM
On lingering frenzy over royals, and an Anglophile Khushwant
Khushwant Singh’s affection for the undivided India in which he was born, was well known.
28 May 2018 5:02 AM
Tracing the rapid rise and speedy fall of Bhutto
Reading this book one cannot help thinking that Bhutto was probably his own worst enemy.
20 May 2018 1:45 AM
All eyes on Windsor
Fortunately, unlike Kate Middleton prior to marrying Prince William, Markle has been in the public eye for years.
14 May 2018 5:33 AM
Of an ‘electric’ atmosphere at Indian PM’s speech & well-turned-out royal babies
A very important installation for women in front of the mother of all Parliaments! Mahatma Gandhi, would approve!
30 Apr 2018 12:36 AM
Of media slandering, CHOGM summit and the escalating Cold War freeze
While PM Theresa May might personally be more popular than Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, some uncomfortable questions have begun to be asked.
16 Apr 2018 6:31 AM
Of Brexit, authors & Cambridge Analytica
The real excitement here is about the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting
02 Apr 2018 3:49 AM
Of ‘sharing culture’ & ‘Russian spies’
The most dangerous threat given by the UK so far is that its team may not attend the football World Cup in Russia.
19 Mar 2018 6:43 AM
Of Fab Four & UK’s white Holi
Meghan drew applause when she spoke up about the Me Too and Time’s Up campaigns and in support of women’s empowerment.
05 Mar 2018 5:05 AM
Of Golden Man Booker, Oxfam and absconding Nirav Modi
One Indian story that has caught the eye of all media in London has been the Nirav Modi scam.
19 Feb 2018 4:57 AM
Of Gandhi & ‘War of the Wardrobes’
Indeed, London was where the Mahatma studied law, learnt his politics and experimented with vegetarianism as a young man.
05 Feb 2018 12:31 AM
Of the Beatles, an ashram in Rishikesh and would-be royals
It is now 50 years since the Beatles came to Rishikesh to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram.
22 Jan 2018 12:34 AM
We live in a dystopian world
Our New Year resolution would be thus to wake up and smell the coffee — and will be more ecological aware! Cheers!
08 Jan 2018 2:21 AM
X’mas evolution & a female Santa
Well, if not quite Queen Victoria, PM Theresa May is also struggling to make a difference — and one has to give her credit for persistence.
25 Dec 2017 2:09 AM
Of X’mas & Meghan’s ‘humble cottage’
We have already got a glimpse of the “humble cottage” where Ms Markle once lived — with three “plush” bedrooms and a cinema room.
11 Dec 2017 1:15 AM
Of Young Marx & preservation of culture
Marx himself is struggling — albeit with great abandon, but with a childlike dependency on those around him.
27 Nov 2017 4:12 AM
X’mas has come early for UK Labour
Ms Patel could definitely be a potential foreign secretary whenever a new Tory government is in power.
13 Nov 2017 12:23 AM
Columns
Steering between the simplistic and the messy complexities of identity politics in West Bengal, the BJP is travelling over a minefield
We have entered the 13th consecutive quarter of economic slowdown in India
The fiscal situation is now under stress driven by a shortfall in revenue collections due to a fall in GDP induced by the Covid-19 crisis
How Mr Modi intends to redefine and rework his approach to the new America of Mr Biden and Ms Harris remains to be seen