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The school buildings had been torn down a year ago. Flattened. Cleared. Wiped out. All to make way for something

January 28, 2026

There is a brand-new national pastime that has quietly overtaken cricket, it is the sacred art of correcting someone who

January 27, 2026

Bleak is one of those words that does not rush at you. It sits. It lingers. It looks around the

January 24, 2026

At home my piano is a silent one. It stands there in the sitting room, polished, upright, respectable. Visitors notice

January 24, 2026

Few things make a traveller more anxious than a half open suitcase. You stand there staring at it as if

January 24, 2026

The guardian minister for Mumbai recently visited King Edward Memorial Hospital, lovingly and universally known as KEM. A place where

January 23, 2026

The municipal elections in Mumbai are over, the banners have been taken down, the loudspeakers have finally fallen silent, and

January 22, 2026

Winning elections is exhilarating. Slogans work, crowds cheer, numbers add up, and victory music is played. It is a moment

January 21, 2026

The courtroom of the International Court of Justice was unusually quiet that morning. Even the translators had stopped whispering into

January 20, 2026

There is something profoundly touching about the sight of elected representatives being escorted to a luxury resort, not for a

January 19, 2026

There are moments in life when history, geography and blood pressure converge at one small counter. One such moment happened

January 18, 2026

As I wrote Tsippy’s Story and watched it inch its way toward publication, I found myself forced to include a

January 16, 2026

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