10 random wishes for 2014
2014 will be a watershed year…
31 December, 2013, Sify.com
World: The best and worst of 2013
Pope, Snowden, Mandela…
31 December, 2013, Sify.com
Goodbyes of 2013
Obituaries of the year…
31 December, 2013, Sify.com
India: The best and worst of 2013
A series of year-enders…
31 December, 2013, Sify.com
7 myths about Arvind Kejriwal
Not so middle class after all…
31 December, 2013, Sify.com
11 lessons learned from Dhoom 3
Aamir goes totally commercial…
30 December, 2013, Sify.com
2013: A year in disasters
From India and the world…
30 December, 2013, Sify.com
2013: Annus horribilis for Indian mainstream media
Social media rising…
30 December, 2013, Sify.com
10 sound bites of 2013…
Tejpal, Modi, Pappu…
27 December, 2013, Sify.com
Six Devyani conspiracy theories…
It is a curious case indeed
24 December, 2013, Sify.com
Bitter truth: India, US ain’t friends
It’s time we stood up to them…
23 December, 2013, Sify.com
We can murder, you can’t underpay: US
The double standards of America…
20 December, 2013, Sify.com
Our message to America: Please treat us like shit!
Of Devyani Khobragade and Modi…
18 December, 2013, Sify.com
5 changes since the 2012 anti-rape agitation
There is reason to hope now…
17 December, 2013, Sify.com
Deepika Padukone creates the Rs 1000 crore club!
With four superhit films…
09 December, 2013, Sify.com
Five lessons from Kejriwal’s stunning debut
AAP performance is a watershed…
09 December, 2013, Sify.com
2013: The year Congress totally lost it
The slide began in 2011…
09 December, 2013, Sify.com
2013: The Year of Narendra Modi
It was NaMo all the way…
09 December, 2013, Sify.com
Congratulations,you are now a revolutionary!
The second Indian revolution…
06 December, 2013, Sify.com
2013: A year in terror
From Patna to Nairobi…
05 December, 2013, Sify.com
AAP: Ruler, spoiler, kingmaker or self-destructor?
Anything is possible…
02 December, 2013, Sify.com
Why we’re all going crazy over Tejpal
He’s getting more coverage than Modi
01 December, 2013, Sify.com
Tehelka scandal in a montage of quotes
From the incident to beyond…
30 November, 2013, Sify.com
Why the idea of Tehelka is dead and buried
Difficult to recover from this blow
28 November, 2013, Sify.com
Any verdict on Aarushi-Hemraj is a failure
Everyone is shown in bad light
24 November, 2013, Sify.com
7 deadly sins of Tehelka
Operation Cover-up…
25 November, 2013, Sify.com
How a sexual predator messes up the entire office
And why Tejpal had many sins not one
24 November, 2013, Sify.com
8 questions over the Tehelka sex scandal
Tejpal and Shoma have much to answer for
22 November, 2013, Sify.com
Reign has ended, not Anand
Here’s hoping for a comeback!
22 November, 2013, Sify.com
Tehelka as a metaphor for what’s wrong
It represents the rot in society
21 November, 2013, Sify.com
Padma Bhushan for world beaters…
Bharat Ratna for cricket!
17 November, 2013, Sify.com
6 mistakes of Mahatma Gandhi
Netaji, Nehru, Kashmir…
15 November, 2013, Sify.com
A-Z of political newsmakers
A for Amit, B for Baba, C for CAG…
12 November, 2013, Sify.com
Godhra responsible for Indian Mujahideen?
Think again!
11 November, 2013, Sify.com
30 rebels against the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty
From Netaji to JP to Jagan…
06 November, 2013, Sify.com
Indian newspapers artificially propped up
A look at how that happens…
06 November, 2013, Sify.com
Narendra Modi’s 7 unifying themes
How he shed his divisive image…
06 November, 2013, Sify.com
Something is rotten in the State of Bihar
It’s been downhill in Terror for a year…
04 November, 2013, Sify.com
Son of the soil trumps shahezaada
Modi beats Pappu hands down…
01 November, 2013, Sify.com
7 leaders who could have shut out the dynasty
From Netaji to Rao…
30 October, 2013, Sify.com
Anti-Modi camp keeps upping stakes
Constantly from 2002
30 October, 2013, Sify.com
BJP throws down its trump card
NaMo is all they’ve got
07 October, 2013, Sify.com
Tribute to the Indian politician…
The most tenacious of species
05 October, 2013, Sify.com
8 failures of Manmohan Singh
Worst PM in our history
27 September, 2013, Sify.com
5 reasons why Pak’s Kashmir claim is impossible
They’ve been on weak ground since 1947
27 September, 2013, Sify.com
Political analysis failing since 1999
Why do opinion polls get it so wrong?
18 September, 2013, Sify.com
Arun Jaitley the dark horse for 2014
If BJP don’t have numbers to push Modi
18 September, 2013, Sify.com
The A to Z of Narendra Modi
Amit, Bhatt, Cong, Development…
17 September, 2013, Sify.com
8 failures of Barack Obama
He’s fallen well short of his speeches
14 September, 2013, Sify.com
Modi’s 12 steps towards the PM’s chair
Such a long journey from 2002!
13 September, 2013, Sify.com
How it always ‘stings’ the BJP more
The Cong is usually spared…
4 September, 2013, Sify.com
The good, the bad and the ugly of the UPA…
The lost decade…
27 August, 2013, Sify.com
An entrance exam for Indian politicians…
A sample question paper…
20 August, 2013, Sify.com
The truths our editors hide
Confessions of a desk jockey
20 August, 2013, Sify.com
2 sides of the coin on Independence Day…
India’s good and bad…
15 August, 2013, Sify.com
6 PR disasters of Nitish Kumar
It all started with the special package
12 August, 2013, Sify.com
2014: BJP will either be dead or revived
A look at various scenarios
05 August, 2013, Sify.com
How Nehru cultivated the cult of the dictator
The nation has adopted his personality
30 July, 2013, Sify.com
5 observations on the Amartya Sen controversy
Why is he peddling the Cong agenda?
26 July, 2013, Sify.com
10 reasons why people are scared of Modi…
…becoming Prime Minister…
24 July, 2013, Sify.com
MSM guidelines I seem to have missed…
Some unwritten rules of the media
18 July, 2013, Sify.com
My slow journey off ‘offline’
One by on bastions crumbled
17 July, 2013, Sify.com
“Modi should be burned…”
Congress party’s worst speakers
13 July, 2013, Sify.com
10 question marks over Ishrat Jahan
Is the true target only Modi?
08 July, 2013, Sify.com
10 question marks over the food bill
It’s the biggest in Independent India
07 July, 2013, Sify.com
Sadly, Bihar’s no Boston
We always reply in the same cliched way
07 July, 2013, Sify.com
Don’t worry, Modi is ‘just’ about to be nabbed
…running for 11 years now
04 July, 2013, Sify.com
Current Indian politics explained…
…in cricketing terms
27 June, 2013, Sify.com
Modi’s ‘Rambo act’ is bad piece of journalism
That is the primary issue
26 June, 2013, Sify.com
Why I support Modi
(Despite the opposition)
21 June, 2013, Sify.com
Who are you calling fascist, Mr Ramesh?
How the Congress is fascist…
15 June, 2013, Sify.com
8 reasons why the BJP is hated
Some are beyond their control…
13 June, 2013, Sify.com
8 reasons why I still admire Advani
Only his last days have been bad…
11 June, 2013, Sify.com
10 things that Modi has already achieved…
Already the rules have changed…
10 June, 2013, Sify.com
The four stages of Modi’s rise
From 2002 to now…
9 June, 2013, Sify.com
The Modi juggernaut has finally begun
The BJP finally gets its act together…
9 June, 2013, Sify.com
Not Third Front but Third PM candidate
Modi and Rahul’s time will come later…
6 June, 2013, Sify.com
7 battles better than Modi vs Rahul
The Gujarat CM has better opponents…
4 June, 2013, Sify.com
Who is Pakistan’s biggest victim?
Tens of thousands have been killed…
24 May, 2013, Sify.com
7 things that will hold the BJP back
They will gain seats in 2014, but how many?
23 May, 2013, Sify.com
10 things that will bring the Congress down in 2014
Corruption, arrogance, leadership…
21 May, 2013, Sify.com
Pak leadership change always bad news
India should be wary of Nawaz Sharif
14 May, 2013, Sify.com
Mulayam: The biggest loser
The Centre has eluded him
16 April, 2013, Sify.com
How social media will dictate the 2014 polls
Its indirect impact is more important
14 April, 2013, Sify.com
Has the BJP finally turned the tide?
All anti-Modi dissent is vanishing
11 April, 2013, Sify.com
The anti-rape agitation is a lifelong movement
Progress has been made and more is needed
08 April, 2013, Sify.com
Open letter to Justice Katju
Is the Press Council chief neutral?
24 March, 2013, Sify.com
The Modi battle is just hotting up
It will continue even if he becomes PM
17 March, 2013, Sify.com
14 guffaws, misses, failures of Sushilkumar Shinde
Mr Foot in the mouth personified
14 March, 2013, Sify.com
Give Cong a strong mandate & you’re in trouble!
They get arrogant, dictatorial and misgovern
25 February, 2013, Sify.com
9 targets of Subramanian Swamy
Cong, BJP, DMK, ADMK…
21 February, 2013, Sify.com
India’s long journey from the Left to the Right
And how the Internet has brought parity
19 February, 2013, Sify.com
Manmohan: ‘Clean’ despite scams unlimited!
His Government has broken the record
18 February, 2013, Sify.com
8 controversies involving defence chiefs
The latest being Choppergate
17 February, 2013, Sify.com
What if Narendra Modi is innocent?
Modi-baiters have twisted the debate
11 February, 2013, Sify.com
State or Society?: Who’s to blame for rising intolerance?
Govts give in to fringe groups
04 February, 2013, Sify.com
Rahul the PM: Not just a tragedy, but a farce
He just doesn’t stand up to Modi
28 January, 2013, Sify.com
Open letter to Rahul Gandhi
Or how his Chintan Shivir speech was a dud
25 January, 2013, Sify.com
The Nehru-Gandhi dynasty: Fated to rule India
They always come back no matter what
23 January, 2013, Sify.com
Modi is the BJP’s only hope
Time to make him a PM candidate
10 January, 2013, Sify.com
Indo-Pak ties: We smile, they attack
We always get fooled by them
09 January, 2013, Sify.com
India: The best and worst of 2012
Politics, sports, films…
30 December, 2012, Sify.com
8 demands of the anti-rape protestors
Even as the government remains unmoved…
30 December, 2012, Sify.com
Womanhood butchered from the cradle to the grave
It begins with the wish for a son…
29 December, 2012, Sify.com
A note to the dented and painted Indian woman
If our politicians wrote an open letter…
27 December, 2012, Sify.com
Theek Nahi Hai!: Open letter to Manmohan Singh
The PM gave a bland and insipid speech
24 December, 2012, Sify.com
Long live the Indian Revolution!
The protests started in 2010
23 December, 2012, Sify.com
Person of the year: The victim
She has led to an awakening in India
23 December, 2012, Sify.com
8 things that Modi has triumphed against…
…despite all his detractors…
22 December, 2012, Sify.com
Gujarat was lost in the Rajiv years
Modi has merely carried on
20 December, 2012, Sify.com
6 factors that promote violence against women
India is still chauvinistic in nature
19 December, 2012, Sify.com
Ten sound bites of 2012
They said all sorts of things
18 December, 2012, Sify.com
Daffy Definitions of 2012…
They said it!
16 December, 2012, Sify.com
You’re corrupt. I’m corrupt. We’re all corrupt!
India is seeped in it
13 December, 2012, Sify.com
8 reasons why India can’t be a superpower
We still have a long way to go
11 December, 2012, Sify.com
World: The best and worst of 2012
From Mitt to Malala
10 December, 2012, Sify.com
2004: The year that destroyed India
A tale of Vajpayee, Naidu and Krishna
7 December, 2012, Sify.com
2012: Obituaries of the year
Rajesh Khanna to Jaspal Bhatti
7 December, 2012, Sify.com
The A to Z of Congress confrontations
They have been after everyone!
3 December, 2012, Sify.com
From new to incumbent: A brief look at our political parties
As Kejriwal begins his journet
25 November, 2012
7 flop shows of Mamata Banerjee
Despite her historic 2011 victory
22 November, 2012
8 questions about the Kasab hanging
Why was it done in such haste?
22 November, 2012
From new to incumbent: A brief look at our political parties
As Kejriwal begins his journey
25 November, 2012
Tweeple will have to fight their own fight
The menace of Section 66A
20 November, 2012
8 reasons why people admired Bal Thackeray
He wasn’t a hypocrite
19 November, 2012
Eight failures of Bal Thackeray
For one he never became CM
18 November, 2012
Rahul Gandhi disappoints yet again
He is always “Coming soon”
16 November, 2012
Jethmalani: The Grand Old Rebel of India
He has been around for decades
9 November, 2012
Obama wins, but the world is still losing
His foreign policy is a mess
7 November, 2012
What is wrong with Rahul Gandhi?
He keeps making strange statements
5 November, 2012
Now jail is only a click away
The menace of Section 66A
3 November, 2012
Busting holy cows, Kejriwal style
He goes beyond the media
31 October, 2012
10 questions I’m dying to ask Sonia Gandhi
She gets away with everything
31 October, 2012
Another stale cabinet. Another fresh claim
Reshuffles don’t amount to much
29 October, 2012
So long and thanks for the laughs, Mr Ulta Pulta!
Jaspal Bhatti, R.I.P.
25 October, 2012
King Khan: A king for debut directors, too!
He has given so many breaks
25 October, 2012
Yash Chopra: The King of Versatility
He wasn’t just the King of Romance
24 October, 2012
TV news media: Modi’s biggest friend!
The more they attack him…
24 October, 2012
Arvind Kejriwal and the Right to Dream (Big)
The activist has made a great political beginning
19 October, 2012, Sify.com
Swamy and Kejriwal beat investigative journalists
Media is lagging behind in this field
17 October, 2012, Sify.com
7 lows of the Salman Khurshid press conference…
This is not expected of the Law Minister
14 October, 2012, Sify.com
Strange are the ways of the Nobel Peace Prize
Did the EU really deserve it this year?
12 October, 2012, Sify.com
I’m an Indian politician and I love talking nonsense
They get away with saying anything
12 October, 2012, Sify.com
What if Big B had never existed?
An alternative reality…
09 October, 2012, Sify.com
How to launch an Indian news channel…
They all follow the same predictable path
08 October, 2012, Sify.com
Leadership from behind
India currently has an uninspiring troika
07 October, 2012, Sify.com
Amitabh and India: A tale of parallel lives
Mirroring ups and downs over 40 years
05 October, 2012, Sify.com
The A to Z of Amitabh Bachchan
Everything you wanted to know about the star
05 October, 2012, Sify.com
7 contradictions of the global blasphemy protests
The demonstrators are harming their own cause
28 September, 2012, Sify.com
It’s Modi versus Rahul in 2014
The voters will think along those lines
24 September, 2012, Sify.com
Rising Islamophobia in Europe a worrying sign
The Clash of Civilizations?
20 September, 2012, Sify.com
The Congress turns the tide…for now
It scores big for the economy
16 September, 2012, Sify.com
Protest and make your enemies more powerful!
Benghazi, UPA and Modi…
14 September, 2012, Sify.com
Post-9/11: Now our world is less safe
India is one of the countries that is affected
11 September, 2012, Sify.com
Govt losing web battle due to Streisand effect
Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi’s arrest is ill-timed
10 September, 2012, Sify.com
India Intolerance Incorporated
This at a time when we should be getting more tolerant
24 August, 2012, Sify.com
Why the Congress will continue to be like that only
There is no alternative to the Congress
22 August, 2012, Sify.com
Northeast exodus: Scotch those rumours fast!
There is no political will with the government
19 August, 2012, Sify.com
Why Anna politics makes perfect sense
It would be a good idea for them to launch a party
03 August, 2012, Sify.com
The A to Z of terrorism and India
The country has been reeling for decades now
24 July, 2012, Sify.com
There’s nothing godly about the God particle
Important discovery, but hyped by media
05 July, 2012, Sify.com
The dark side of the Olympics
All is not well with the mega event
04 July, 2012, Sify.com
8 masterstrokes of Sonia Gandhi
She’s had a good run from 2004-12
02 July, 2012, Sify.com
Get ready for 3-4 more years of turmoil
A lame duck UPA and looming Third Front
16 June 2012, Sify.com
The world’s stupidest electorate
India has the strangest of voters
11 June 2012, Sify.com
Why the corrupt get away in India
The very system supports graft
28 May 2012, Sify.com
Congress: Getting it Left, Right and Centre
The opposition is coming from all sides
20 May 2012, Sify.com
India desperately requires electoral reforms
Right to Recall/Reject, party accounting…
20 April 2012, Sify.com
The most irritating, rude and arrogant spokespersons ever
The current Congress regime has broken all records
16 April 2012, Sify.com
Can’t we solve the Kashmir problem by 2017?
Sometimes setting a deadline helps
11 April 2012, Sify.com
When the Congress simply lost steam
2014 isn’t looking good at all
30 March 2012, Sify.com
Mamata: A rebel without a cause
Her whole life has been one long rebellion
27 March 2012, Sify.com
The A to Z of Anna Hazare
All you wanted to know about the social activist
25 March 2012, Sify.com
Who will be the next Prime Minister of India?
Prediction is pretty difficult
09 March 2012, Sify.com
Donkeys, dynasties and a forgetful electorate
The truth of democracy in India
07 March 2012, Sify.com
UP results makes almost everyone happy
And the you’re worse than me mentality
06 March 2012, Sify.com
Rahul Gandhi & Mayawati: Biggest losers of the season
Are mid-term polls now a reality?
06 March 2012, Sify.com
10 years after Godhra: Let us not forget the other riots
Indian politics is by and large communal
27 February 2012, Sify.com
Wanted: An IPL for every Indian sport
2012 is a key year for sports clubs
22 February 2012, Sify.com
Why does Cong want to pick a fight with everybody?
Allies, civil society, Internet, States…
13 February 2012, Sify.com
Is there any “clean” minister left in the UPA?
Collective responsibility means it should quit
03 February 2012, Sify.com
10 contradictions of the Salman Rushdie controversy
Events at Jaipur Literature Festival were pointless
27 January 2012, Sify.com
Open Letter to Anna Hazare…
Anna’s talent and charisma can come in handy in…
16 January 2012, Sify.com
How America and India hate Internet democracy
Both governments are moving towards curbs
14 January 2012, Sify.com
Coup in Pak could mean a war with India again
2012 will be a key year for the neighbours
13 January 2012, Sify.com
Will Aadhar be just another white elephant?
The scheme is too ambitious for its own good
12 January 2012, Sify.com
M for Megalomania, M for Maya
The EC is doing great in covering her statues
11 January 2012, Sify.com
10 Indian sporting wishes for 2012
Multiple Olypmic Golds, WSH success…
09 January 2012, Sify.com
Ten beginnings of 2011
Iraq peace, South Sudan, Djokovic era…
08 January 2012, Sify.com
10 improbable (but possible) things that could happen in 2012
Manmohan Singh could become President of India
04 January 2012, Sify.com
Nine random wishes for 2012
Like Anna Hazare finally moves on to something else…
02 January 2012, Sify.com
9 scares of 2011
Mullaperiyar, Kudankulam, WikiLeaks, Economy…
01 January 2012, Sify.com
2011 Columns
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