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Mirza Ghalib’s dilapidated haveli offers only heartbreak
Ballimaran, contrary to a minor urban legend, is not the quarter of cat-killers. It is where once lived the makers of ballis, or the long...
Feb 20, 20243 min read


Why world is bracing for return of ‘Agent Orange’
91 felony indictments later, Trump is exploiting courtrooms as election platforms. Republican nomination almost certainly in his pocket,...
Feb 7, 20241 min read


Too clever by half in Dubai
School athletics taught us that anyone can be good at high jump; the trick is to keep the bar low enough. The same, it appears, is true...
Dec 31, 20233 min read


The Magician of Mashobra
IT TOOK ONLY SIX WEEKS AFTER THEY HAD moved into their new home for Ajit and Reema to throw their first dinner party. “Come sharp at...
Dec 22, 202319 min read


The curious case of Rwanda
In 2016, just before the Brexit referendum, a South Asian immigrant in the British Midlands was asked for his views. He was fervently in...
Dec 3, 20233 min read


‘The Sikh Next Door’: A rich study of a complex community as it grows in space, time, representation
While reading The Sikh Next Door: An Identity in Transition, three incidents sprang to mind. A quarter of a century ago, I was walking...
Nov 26, 20235 min read


Day of Judgement is already here, and verdict is—guilty
It is early morning in the hills beyond Shimla around Mashobra. The world is fortunately not yet awake; the sun just about is. Its first...
Nov 5, 20233 min read


Russian Roulette Over CTBT is Ominous
In the latest twist of the strategic ratchet, Russia has announced that it intends to revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive...
Oct 16, 20234 min read


Blow to brand Israel, and to peace accords
Israel has a strong brand. A state-of-the-art country created by pioneers out of the desert. A Jewish homeland where the wretched and the...
Oct 9, 20234 min read
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