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All Writings
A letter from Mashobra, where time stands still
It’s a four kilometre walk through a thick Deodhar forest from my cottage to Mashobra, an almost continuous bazaar on a ridge. The slopes...
Aug 25, 20193 min read


A moving target | The Patient Assassin
Book: The Patient Assassin Author: Anita Anand Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pages: 384 pages Price: 599 On July 31, 1940, Udham Singh, the...
Aug 10, 20194 min read
For your eyes only
As assessments of the Trump administration go, Sir Kim Darroch, the British ambassador to Washington DC who resigned recently, was not...
Aug 3, 20193 min read
Belfast, Brexit and the border
Belfast, the gritty capital of Northern Ireland where I found myself last week, is watching the prime ministerial race in London with an...
Jul 6, 20193 min read
What Is Not Said: Celebrating the Short Story | Podcast
The Jaipur Bytes podcast, hosted by Lakshya Datta, delivers thought-provoking ideas and meaningful debates from the iconic Jaipur...
Jun 19, 20191 min read
Guru Nanak: Traveller, Poet, and Philosopher | Podcast
The Jaipur Bytes podcast, hosted by Lakshya Datta, delivers thought-provoking ideas and meaningful debates from the iconic Jaipur...
Jun 19, 20191 min read
Amritsar and the Patient Assassin | Podcast
The Jaipur Bytes podcast, hosted by Lakshya Datta, delivers thought-provoking ideas and meaningful debates from the iconic Jaipur...
Jun 17, 20191 min read
The Camel Merchant of Philadelphia
An upscale bed and breakfast place in fashionable Saint Tropez, France, was once the estate of Jean Francois Allard and his wife, the...
Jun 15, 20193 min read
Forgetting history and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
It is still April when I visit Jallianwala Bagh, a full 100 years after the 1919 massacre. The newspapers are full of recollections....
Jun 7, 20194 min read
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