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Hidden identity 26 April, 2013
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 Gurgaon is known by two identities. On the one hand, it is a millennium city, with its skyscrapers of chrome and glass. On the other, it is the land of lath (stick) and khap, an outback where honour killings, rapes and murders happen with regularity. Gurgaon, however, is not the sum total of these two identities. Like every ancient Indian place, it has layers, a unique culture and surprises,...
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Passionate about dates 16 April, 2013
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 Dates are a passion for Jagrat Chatterji, 33, of Lucknow. Sitting in a small dingy room, Chatterji unfolds his unique calendar and lists historic days and dates with ease: May 10, 1857, the day on which the first war of India’s Independence broke out, was a Saturday; August 15, 1947 was a Friday; January 26, 1950 was a Thursday; June 25, 1983, the day India won the cricket World Cup, was a...
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Spiritual haven 01 April, 2013
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 Nearly a hundred years ago, when Bhendi Bazaar in Mumbai was set up, probably, the roads were straight, and the houses were aligned. The shops, too, would have not felt the urge to break the alignment. But, today, we see a Bhendi Bazaar that screams of disorder. The narrow alleys are lined with garbage, buildings beg for support and no car can drive into the bazaar without barging into a...
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Pincode
Listening to Paul Robeson’s rare recordings of two very special concerts, during a recent visit to the US, was an emotional experience for us. The first concert was at the AME Zion Church in New York on June ... 
The brouhaha over the Supreme Court description of the CBI as a “caged parrot” has led to the formation of a group of ministers to consider granting autonomy to the agency. The GoM, led by Finance Minister ... 