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Last Word Binayak & Ilina Sen
Binayak & Ilina Sen
From war to peace
The horrific killings of Congress leaders by armed Maoist guerillas that took place at Jiram Ghati...
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Power Point K.S. Sachidananda Murthy is THE WEEK's resident editor in New Delhi
Sachidananda Murthy
Spooking the spooks
It is only a walk across the road from Sanchar Bhawan, which houses the telecom ministry, to Sardar...
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PMO Beat R. Prasannan is The Week's New Delhi bureau chief
R. Prasannan
Secret of the admiral’s love child
I once asked Vice-Admiral Mihir K. Roy, who passed away last week, about the secret child he had...
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Touchline Nidhun Thankachan
Nidhun Thankachan
Tahiti loses match but wins hearts
Score: Tahiti 1 (Tehau 54’) - 6 Nigeria (Elderson 5’, 80’, Oduamadi 10’,...
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strange encounters Jerry Pinto
Jerry Pinto
Rude rules on telly
I know it’s cheating to use a television programme in a column called Strange Encounters....
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mani-festo Mani Shankar Aiyar
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Whose development is it anyway?
The attack on a number of Congress friends of mine in Chhattisgarh makes it incumbent on me to...
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hawk eye Maroof Raza
Maroof Raza
Hindi-Chini, bye-bye!
The Chinese, over the years, have structured their policy towards India on the premise that New...
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Masala Musings Kishwar Desai is a writer, who has worked in print and television journalism. Her novel, Witness By Night won the UK's Costa First Novel Award in 2010
Kishwar Desai
Gay’s still grey
Recently, the House of Lords in the UK voted in favour of legislation enabling  gay marriage....
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game seth and match Suhel Seth
Suhel Seth
Teflon-coated gods
Most countries on this planet have some level of corruption. Most countries also have laws to deal...
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Funda Mental Kunal Vjayakar is an actor, director, television personality and political satirist
Kunal Vijayakar
Bringing up uncle
Happy New Year!” It's my 11-year-old nephew calling early on the first day of...
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Schizo Nation Anuja Chauhan is a best-selling author, screen-writer and advertising consultant. She is best known for her novel, The Zoya Factor
Anuja Chauhan
No country for bloody quitters
Look, I’ve seen many Mountain Dew commercials. And so, I know for a fact that the bravest...
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The Sexes Shobhaa De is a novelist and social commentator with several best-selling books to her credit. She was editor at Stardust, Society and Celebrity
Shobhaa De
Take a bow, Beckham
Sigh! The era is officially over. And football’s Adonis has walked off the field and into the...
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Art to Heart Sanjna Kapoor
Sanjna Kapoor
Start with the arts
A friend of mine, who has set up a school in Mumbai and runs an educational organisation, dreams of...
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Diary of an Army Wife A series of accounts by the wife of a soldier
An Army Wife
How about a Love parade?
Normal routine for an Army officer in his unit:5a.m.: Wake up6a.m.: PT Parade8.30a.m.: Office...
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Guest column Kouchner is former foreign minister of France and founder of Medecins Sans Frontieres, an international organisation for medical humanitarian aid.
Bernard Kouchner
The Syrian volcano

We are told that we should avoid civil war in Syria, even as it unfolds before our eyes. We...
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Guest Views
2011 Annual
India needs to step in
The Arab Spring so far has hit countries with medium to low Indian population. The only exception...
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Your Money Renjit C.S.
Renjit C.S.
Healthy option
All is well in buying health insurance till a claim arises. To bring in more accountability and...
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Last Word  |  Binayak & Ilina Sen
From war to peace
The horrific killings of Congress leaders by armed Maoist guerillas that took place at Jiram Ghati in Chhattisgarh on May 25 have drawn the world's attention. The latest victim was Vidya Charan Shukla, who succumbed ...  »
Power Point  |  Sachidananda Murthy
Spooking the spooks
It is only a walk across the road from Sanchar Bhawan, which houses the telecom ministry, to Sardar Patel Bhawan for just-retired telecom secretary Rentala Chandrasekhar, who has been appointed as chief of the super-secretive ...  »
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