Here is a question, and a proposition, rolled into one: Is Mumbai the new Calcutta? And the choice of the...
Author: Shekhar Gupta (Shekhar Gupta)
The Supreme Quote
The ideological bent of the higher judiciary has never been a significant aspect of the glorious (and sometimes not quite...
Our Singapore Fantasy
The increasing upper crust impatience with our messy democracy and the rising new,post-Jantar Mantar clamour for quick-fixes for the most...
The Summer Freeze
Finally, there is unanimity at least on one thing in this capital city: that this has become our most dysfunctional...
The Out, Their Rage
Here are the two questions you are most likely to be asked these days: One, when was the last time...
The Great Indian Hijack
The way UPA 2 has lost authority, or what is better described in a wonderful Urdu word that defies fair...
Delhi Disconnect
The rise of regional parties and leaders is no longer news. Last week’s results have brought in two phenomenally strong...
Jantar, Chhu Mantar
As you savour this election verdict, remember the line that the Jantar Mantar candle-light vigilantes so loved to paint on...
From Soviet Union in Alimuddin Street to a Watch Repair Shop in Singur
Some conclusions look obvious after travelling through West Bengal in the last week of the election campaign. One, that we...
My Mother Became Lalitaji
His Lalitaji, the unsmiling housewife who sold you Surf, was inspired by his mother. His Liril girl combined an Indian...