Reverse Gear
I’ve just bought a new car (in Neerja’s name, naturally, since she uses it 90% of the time. My 10% quota consists of taking…
Book Review – The Line Of Mercy
Tarun Tejpal is the Devil’s Advocate for the underdog, the counsellor for the damned. His forte is the underbelly- of the government, society, passions,…
New Files, Same Old Guiles
When was the last time you heard our revered Prime Minister recommend a film to his MPs and colleagues ? In fact, I am…
Home Is The Hunter, Home From The Hill
It was April of 1971, a pleasant day in Delhi. I was standing in a line at a counter in Hindu college, waiting to…
Corporate Hospitals And The Trick Or Treat Business Model
It is generally assumed that the term “bureaucracy” pertains exclusively to the government. This is a misconception, the creation of a lazy media and…
Indian Diplomacy And The Tact Of The Matter
To keep the synapses in my rapidly deteriorating brain functioning I always ask myself a trick question every week, and attempt to answer it…
Give Them Back Their Hijab And Education
Anyone who thinks that the anti-hijab campaign is about discipline and dress code needs to have his or her head examined. And anyone who…
India’s Net Zero Target Is One Mirage Too Far
The present government at the centre is in no hurry to meet its grandly proclaimed targets. We have it on the authority of the…
Throwing The Baba Out With The Bathwater
[In medieval England a warm water bath in a tub was a luxury. So whole families would indulge in a community bath a couple…
It’s The Rules, Stupid !
I have for some time been convinced that Moses ( of Old Testament fame ) was THE original bureaucrat. The anecdotal evidence is pretty…