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By Sudarshan Iyengar |
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on the ascendant in Gujarat, there was a lot of talk about the so-called “Gujarat…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Shah Rukh Khan once said: “First get rich, then become a philosopher.” It’s now time for him to look up to Balraj Sahni…
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It would not be out of line to see New Delhi as a physical representation of colonial India. The body of the city was…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The overriding of legitimate claims and demands in the name of a great nation waiting to happen signals not progress…
By Lekha Rattanani |
A famed Russian painter, a noted Indian film actress and her friend as the painter’s muse – all with a deep Bengaluru…
Our relationship with nature is delightfully summed up in this quote from the popular tele-serial ‘Boston Legal’. As…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
There is little doubt among many reasonably well-informed people that there is an ugly mix of the vaudeville and the…
By Nawshir Mirza |
Even the continuous blare of a Trump-et cannot divert attention from the existential risk posed to humankind and to the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Last weekend, as the authorities began felling trees, swarms of riot police descended in the wooded enclave that is…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
It turned out to be a discussion on the city of Mumbai. The venue was the Taj Mahal hotel and the occasion was the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
However, the real strength and appeal of these messages is more in the way everyday people can relate to, practice and…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Ordinary people must have the right of way, they come first, and that this is the only way Mumbai can thrive as a…
