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The Khanate Without End
A journey extraordinaire. Twenty-five years on, Shahrukh Khan stays at the top effortlessly, retaining an insatiable hunger for excellence in his craft.
10 min |
February 06, 2017
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Shah Rukh Khan: 'Dignity Is More Important Than Hashtags.'
‘Woh aaye ghar mein hamare, khuda ki kudrat hai/Kabhi hum unko kabhi apne ghar ko dekhte hain….’ If Shahrukh Khan were to ever drop in at someone’s house, this might be the perfect couplet to describe that moment. But it’s he, the Badshah of Bollywood, who has a backstory for this Ghalib gem. Nothing around him—the feverish promotional melee, hopping from one vanity van to the other to meet co-actors, producers et al, delayed lunches, the disarmingly innocent AbRam who demands his dad’s time over “boring interviews”—is conducive to ruminating about poetry. But SRK shares an anecdote about how this couplet was inspired by a kleptomaniac friend of Ghalib’s and then goes on to the symbolic importance of the ‘saaqi’ figure in shayari. He cherishes his father’s reading of poetry, his words of explanation, and promises that none of the chaos will distract him from the conversation at hand, and it would be an interesting one too. Not vainly spoken, as Prachi Pinglay-Plumber discovers. Excerpts:
10+ min |
February 06, 2017
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Trudeau Does Bhangra With Khalistanis
Attenuated over the years, Sikh separatism is given a fillip for cheap political gains even by the Canadian PM
5 min |
May 29, 2017
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Pak Flag Or The IS Flag?
OBOR's binding terms perplex some in Pakistan, put India on careful watch, open up a vista of geo-political transformation
6 min |
May 29, 2017
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Several Wrongs Make The Right
Ironclad conservatives of the darkest shades, with a collective net worth of $35 billion, will fill up the Trump cabinet.
5 min |
December 12, 2016
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Basit’s Quiet K-Diplomacy
Post-unrest, the Kashmiri ‘mainstream’ is courting Pakistan to recover lost ground.
6 min |
December 12, 2016
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On Home Turf, A Party That Can't Afford to Lose
With an eye on 2019 and Modi again as ­mascot, the BJP’s readying to do all it takes to keep Gujarat.
6 min |
November 13, 2017
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Taking It Beyond Wazwaan
To the PDP, the ex-IB chief’s appointment as interlocutor is a chance to reconnect with the people. But the mainstream opposition and the separatists are not enthused.
8 min |
November 13, 2017
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Talking About, Talking With Kashmir
Now that convulsions on Kashmir’s streets have subsided, the Centre makes a careful bid for talks, appointing Dineshwar Sharma as interlocutor. Too late in the day, say detractors; from a position of strength, says the government. But for talks to bear fruit, all stakeholders have to be engaged, backed by flexibility from Delhi.
8 min |
November 13, 2017
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Cascading Misery
The domino-like latecomer effects of demonetisation, from farm to dinner table
6 min |
November 13, 2017
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Donald Trump Remark Raises Doubts About American Support For The Israel-Palestine Solution
Trump’s remarks raise the fearful spectre of a single Jewish­ Palestinian state.
6 min |
March 06, 2017
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Your Whisky Is Nothing But A Desi Daru!
It is a miracle worked by the Bureau of Indian Standards that turns spirit made of molasses —plain desi daru—into whisky, rum and brandy with a lot of added colour and flavour.
10+ min |
March 06, 2017
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A Singular Yet Lesser Win
The BJP’s only hit among all misses in recent Lok Sabha bypolls came via an ex-Congress leader
3 min |
June 18, 2018
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A Secret Ballot At The Box Office
The success of Rajinikanth's latest film Kaala, will be vital for his political ambitions.
5 min |
June 18, 2018
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Slide Down An Oil Slick
A falling rupee and unstable oil prices may threaten recent robust growth, hitting trade in particular
5 min |
June 18, 2018
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Six Days That Created A Paradigm For Middle Earth
The Six-Day War split and recast power centres in West Asia, shaped jehadism, consigned Palestinians to a harrowing fate and deepened Israel’s self-justificatory, racist paranoia
7 min |
November 06, 2017
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Shooting the Brother
Shot at, jailed, assaulted, branded a deserter. All this for exposing his seniors in a theft of seized gold. After 26 years of a traumatic ordeal, the army officer has been reinstated. The full story...
10+ min |
February 20, 2017
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In Raag Dehlavi
The Dilli gharana of Tanras and Chand Khan has a gentle prima donna.
6 min |
February 20, 2017
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The Jury Is Still Out
Do private schools outdo government schools? No proof exists for that.
4 min |
October 09, 2017
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Enter The Apple Shift
Apple orchards are taking over the paddy fields of Kashmir. There’s promise and a fear.
5 min |
October 09, 2017
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'My Whole Career Has Been Built Upon Rejection, But I Never Give Up'
National award-winning director Hansal Mehta talks about this happy, hectic time, the joys of film-ma­king and working with actors such as Kangana Ranaut and Rajkummar Rao.
7 min |
October 09, 2017
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Mundra: The Port of No Call
Neither the state govt nor the Centre, neither the UPA nor the NDA, has acted again st Adani Port's depredations.
5 min |
August 1, 2016
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The Suns of This Soil
“We have learned to ignore what people say,” says 10-year-old Gurnail Kaur.
7 min |
August 29, 2016
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Sports For Poor And Rich!
Why some sports attract champions from the poor, while others largely remain with the rich
7 min |
August 29, 2016
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Harappan Ships Go Up Mountains
A callous anachronism has ruled Bollywood costume and set design. Exemplars exist, but no one learns.
4 min |
August 29, 2016
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Minority Position
Siddaramaiah has survived the threat of a rift in his cabinet by recognising the Lingayats as a religious minority. But this may not be the end of his troubles.
5 min |
April 02, 2018
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Digital Falsities To Prime Likes
Cambridge Analytica caused quite a kerfuffle when it was outed by whistleblowers on its questionable tactic of snagging 50 million profiles from FB
5 min |
April 02, 2018
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Raga Darbari On High Notes
The stage is clearly set for a no-holds-barred faceoff. There is little room for doubt now on whether Rahul would lead his party into the 2019 Lok Sabha polls
10 min |
April 02, 2018
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Sister's Need For Unity
As the BJP targets Bengal, Mamata looks at the Left, which has eyes only for the Congress. She’s a leading mover behind talks for an inchoate ‘federal front’.
7 min |
April 02, 2018
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Square Leg Umpire's Sixer
After clipping wings of BCCI supremos, an irate Vinod Rai threatens to hold elections without recalcitrant affiliates
6 min |