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Noteworthily Spoken
Right-wingers lead a crowd who want Gandhiji out of rupee notes. They have their icons ready.
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August 1, 2016
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Just Short Of Full Disclosure
For slain journo J. Dey’s kin, it’s the end of a seven-year wait for justice—almost, for one accused is still in Dubai.
3 min |
May 28, 2018
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Victory Is Just A Number
Poaching, the BJP avers, is never its business. Yet the party won’t say how it is to muster the numbers it lacks.
6 min |
May 28, 2018
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Ping-Pongology: Table For Ten
The story behind the gradual, gratifying turn of Indian table tennis
6 min |
May 28, 2018
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I'd Make Sanju Even If I Hadn't Worked With Sanjay
They collapsed the boundaries between mainstream entertainers and meaningful cinema much earlier in the day and, released at crucial post-lib junctures, came to almost define a 21st century national cinema—passing muster with the masses and the classes alike. Just four films—Munna Bhai MBBS (2003), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009) and PK (2014)—make Nagpur-born director Rajkumar Hirani one of the finest filmmakers of his generation. The 55-year-old auteur is now ready with his next, Sanju, a biopic depicting the turbulent life of Bollywood’s enfant terrible, Sanjay Dutt. With Ranbir Kapoor in the lead, the film, due for release on June 29, may well be the master filmmaker’s litmus test, as he has made a foray into the unfamiliar and dicey terrain of biopics with a movie on the life of somebody he has known professionally and personally for years. In conversation with Giridhar Jha, Hirani spells out the reasons behind making the biopic, dismissing the charge that he has made it to glorify his actor-friend, known for his chequered life and career. Excerpts from the interview:
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May 28, 2018
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On The Board In Testing Times
Pushed by WADA, the national anti-doping agency seeks cricketers’ samples. But BCCI hides behind the ICC Code.
6 min |
January 29, 2018
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All Those Colours Beyond Bling
Once again, glamour is not the sole yardstick for the success of an ­actress in Bollywood
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January 29, 2018
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The Many Merits In His Stars
Can Imran produce a nuanced India policy, beyond the patriotic rhetoric his past is studded with? It hinges on the exigencies of power—and the army.
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July 30, 2018
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Time For More Of The Same
Don’t expect a radical India policy from likely PM Imran
6 min |
July 30, 2018
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Go South, Young Man
Drawn by development, north Indians continue to migrate to the southern states in vast numbers
7 min |
July 30, 2018
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Tongues Of Lilting Grace
A band in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir singing lyrics penned by a legendary poet wins hearts in the Valley
6 min |
July 30, 2018
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They Stab Like A Butterfly
Pencak silat, sambo, wushu...the Asiad will bristle with martial arts events, and Indians are more than game for a throw
7 min |
July 30, 2018
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Outside The Realm Of Sacred Snips
Sacred Games underlines the power of freedom in the digital space
5 min |
July 30, 2018
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Not In His Hair
The scandalhopping Trump is in a deeper soup, but safe for now.
3 min |
September 10, 2018
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Bullets Have Names
Who killed Gauri, Kalburgi, Dabholkar, Pansare? the puzzle cracks, slowly.
4 min |
September 10, 2018
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Meghalaya's Caves Are A Treasure Trove Of Unique Flora And Fauna
The unique caves of Meghalaya hold many secrets and provide a glimpse of Earth’s past.
3 min |
September 10, 2018
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Sharper Than Naked Injustice
Journalists small and mighty suffered the Emergency defiantly, then resisted and defeated plans to muzzle the press. We look towards their example in gathering dusk.
6 min |
September 10, 2018
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HQ, Nagpur
The RSS evokes a sense of parallel authority—a secretive fraternity with its own idea of India. Questions abound as it seeks to mainstream itself.
9 min |
September 10, 2018
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Why Modi Must Lose!
He has been bad for social cohesion, economy and institutions.
5 min |
November 19, 2018
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Will Narendra Modi Win?
Insulating PM Modi from accusations as election season hots up is top priority for the BJP. The rest can be managed, they say.
10 min |
November 19, 2018
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Mutiny On The Bounty
In poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, farmers’ anger grows despite a good harvest
7 min |
November 12, 2018
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A Long Shadow Of Deportation
Anxiety engulfs Rohingyas in Jammu after India sends back seven ‘illegal’ refugees to Myanmar
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November 12, 2018
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'Raman Singh Has Failed On All Counts. And Congress Is Irrelevant.'
In the run-up to the Chhattisgarh assembly polls, Ajit Jogi, the state’s first CM, seems confident of a good show.
3 min |
November 12, 2018
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Society Of Zombies
Legally dead due to clerical error or greedy relatives, thousands live in limbo
9 min |
August 06, 2018
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No Desert Storm So Far
All’s not well with the ruling BJP, but rival Congress is yet to show it has the chutzpah to win Rajasthan
4 min |
August 06, 2018
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Eastern Approaches
Long treated like pariahs by the BCCI, six Northeast states get their Ranji whites
5 min |
August 06, 2018
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Pace Yourself
Jaguar has beaten its German rivals to the punch, and brought a fully electric SUV to market. So, should Tesla be worried – have traditional carmakers finally caught up? We drive the I-Pace to find out.
6 min |
August 06, 2018
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Pinnacle Of The Motor Car?
Is a ‘regular’ Ferrari too tame for you? Do you normally get out of a 488 GTB yawning? If so, say hello to the Pista…
7 min |
August 06, 2018
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The Human On The K-Table
It’s time for a new narrative and idiom to break the logjam. A Kashmir Roundtable finds early signs of meeting points that may open new roads.
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July 16, 2018
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Boots Off The Ground
Many argue that demilitarisation would help build confidence in Kashmir.
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