A Tango To Watch – The Red Dragon and The Taliban Fox
In the last few weeks, after the Taliban takeover of most of Afghanistan, headlines have screamed about the country's trillion-dollar mineral wealth, especially its...
Raj Kapoor to Dev Anand: “Dev Tumne Mere Heroine (Nargis) Ko Chura Liya”
In 1953 the first Indian film delegation attended the coveted Venice International Film Festival. Led by Bimal Ray the delegation included Balraj Sahni, Salil...
My friends the Kabuliwala and the Kashmiri Shawlwallah
When I was a kid, I was told to be afraid of the tall, burly, bearded, turbaned man in loose trousers, who came to...
The Math in the Kerala Covid Numbers
30th January 2020 was the time Covid-19 was declared a ‘Public Health Emergency of International Concern’ by WHO.
In India, Kerala was the first state...
Dilip Kumar had met Jawaharlal Nehru, few days ahead of his demise, had noticed former PM was ‘exhausted’
“How are you?” Kemon Achish? Dilip Kumar greeted me during a telephonic conversation a decade ago as I greeted him on his birthday, 11th...
How the death of Stan Swamy in custody lowered India’s democratic image
On November 21, 2012, Ajmal Kasab, a terrorist was hanged in India. His hanging was done after 1456 days of his arrest. Kasab was...
