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The truth, according to Aamir Aamir calls 'Satyamev Jayate' the most ambitious project.
We learnt little from history Tariq Ali, now an energetic 68, was born in Lahore.
We learnt little from history Tariq Ali, now an energetic 68, was born in Lahore.
Jugaad has done more damage than good Jugaad has been hailed as an example of Indian ingenuity but it's not…
All the world's an egg An exhibition of sculptors Prodosh Das Gupta and Sarbari Roy Choudhury is…
Memory quilts Pak artist Risham Syed uses her needle to tease out dark histories of…
From Times Blogs
Obama can claim a 'mission accomplished'
Barack Obama can claim a "mission accomplished."
Indrani Bagchi
A suitable buoy
Abdul Kalam does not need a second introduction.
Anoop Kohli
Don't needle us
Round about this time of the year i start sweating.
Jug Suraiya
Gender Bender
Gopis, groupies, same difference

Gopis, groupies, same difference

Shalini Umachandran | November 26, 2011
Germaine Greer enthralls the audience in Kerala with her comments on Shakespeare, Shah Rukh.
Hay Festival
Fiction is fun

Fiction is fun

Shalini Umachandran | November 26, 2011
Anna Funder was in India for the Hay Festival. She spoke about her novel.
Second Life
Joined at the hip

Joined at the hip

Shalini Umachandran | October 22, 2011
Times may change, seasons and fashions come and go, but some things stand the test of time.
Tables Turn
Psst. . .  the canteen's on a diet

Psst. . . the canteen's on a diet

Shalini Umachandran | September 24, 2011
Corporate bosses have realised what Napolean had once said - an army marches on its stomach.
Malayamal
Robots with hearts

Robots with hearts

Shalini Umachandran | July 16, 2011
Futuristic plots with an age-old dash of love and morality. . . that's Tamil sci-fi.
NATURAL HISTORY
Flying foxes and flame of forest

Flying foxes and flame of forest

Shalini Umachandran | May 28, 2011
You can blank out the Chennai cacophony at the TS campus.
BOOKS
A review of Custody by Manju Kapur

A review of Custody by Manju Kapur

Shalini Umachandran | May 7, 2011
Manju Kapur's 'Custody' will have heartstrings twanging away with its wrenching moments and stories of love, loss and betrayal.
PAGES FROM THE PAST
The new non-fiction wave

The new non-fiction wave

Shalini Umachandran | April 23, 2011
A growing number of readers are picking up books that will help them make sense of the political, social and technological changes around them.
TAMIL NADU POLITICS
He just might play kingmaker

He just might play kingmaker

Shalini Umachandran | March 12, 2011
Since he entered politics in 2005, Vijayakanth, known as Captain, has needled both Karunanidhi and Jayalalithaa. But he is yet to come into his own…
Pak descent into chaos
'Salman killed over blasphemy law'

'Salman killed over blasphemy law'

Shalini Umachandran | February 5, 2011
He's been among Foreign Policy Magazine's top 100 thinkers for two years running and is an expert on geopolitical issues. Ahmed Rashid…
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