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Palash Krishna Mehrotra
About the AuthorPalash Krishna Mehrotra
The writer is the author of The Butterfly Generation and the editor of House Spirit: Drinking in India
    Fairytale of New York is a Christmas classic that many music aficionados will turn to this year not least because it is by Shane MacGowan (above), the Irish singer-songwriter who died on November 30 this year. (Image by Arrangement)Opinion
    Palash Krishna Mehrotra | Fairytales of Christmas

    Christmas Echoes: A Melodic Blend of Nostalgia and Tradition, Harmonized with Shane MacGowan's 'Fairytale of New York.

    23 Dec 2023 6:30 PM

    Cover photo of Another Sort of Freedom: A Memoir by Gurcharan Das. (Image by Arrangement)Books
    Book Review | A memoir, journal or laundry list? Or man gargling in...

    This is the kind of memoir that leaves nothing out.

    18 Nov 2023 5:53 PM

    Our attitudes to noise also reflect cultural differences. (Image by macrovector on Freepik)Opinion
    Palash Krishna Mehrotra | The unlikely uses of a noisy mixer-grinder

    It comes in handy when one wants to block the noise out, whether from ISKCON or from a tile cutter.

    28 Oct 2023 6:21 PM

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    A gun and a jet plane: The story of two face-offs

    Goswami, minus the fortification of his studio, reminded me of a tyrannical schoolmaster, found strolling in the local...

    4 Feb 2020 9:41 PM

    Ektaa Kapoor has long argued that her wildly popular soaps are not fantasy but reality with the odd cobra thrown in.Opinion
    The Indian dictionary of acceptable phrases

    We have reached the stage in our democracy where a lamp is called a chair, a stool a shirt and a tubelight the sun.

    9 Jan 2020 6:44 PM

    Students and local residents protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act outside Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)Opinion
    India burns: Can't stop this thing we started

    The State responded with deliberate pointed violence.

    23 Dec 2019 8:04 PM

    The Juvenile Immigrant: Indian Stories from America By Namrata Verghese Speaking Tiger, Rs 399Books
    Deft and stylish debut explores the Malayali American

    Occasionally, Verghese lapses into clich©, the writing can come across as uneven and hurried.

    15 Dec 2019 1:07 AM

    Me, by Elton John Pan Macmillan, Rs 999.Books
    The evolution of Elton John, with his music, drugs, family

    Rock n' roll arrived as the great disruptor of the times, so loud and raucous it was a bomb that wouldn't stop going...

    16 Nov 2019 8:41 PM

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    Transgender people face challenges in securing adequate healthcare

    Millions of transgender people around the world face major challenges in getting adequate medical care despite multiple...

    19 Jun 2016 8:23 PM

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