Columns

Intellectuals as Terrorists..!
I blinked twice when I read what the Delhi police told the Supreme Court. They said that sometimes intellectuals are
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November 21, 2025
A Commode Made of Gold..!
At a Sotheby’s auction in New York, a golden commode was sold for twelve point one million dollars. Yes, you
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November 20, 2025
The Man on the Empty Bench..!
When Ashton my grandson pointed out the empty bench while we were on the quaint train near the Poconos mountains,
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November 19, 2025
The Suicide Bomber’s Terrible Miscalculation..!
Somewhere in a cramped room with a bare bulb hanging from the ceiling, a young man sits hunched over, clutching
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November 18, 2025
When We Envy Our Boss..!
There is something amusing about how we view the one who sits a little higher than us. We look at
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November 17, 2025
How the Opposition Can Win..!
In my very fertile imagination, I can see it as clearly as if I were sitting in the room myself;
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November 16, 2025
The Army We Cannot See..!
Just over two years ago I found myself speaking after three very eminent speakers. They had all painted a picture
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November 15, 2025
Bihar and Prashant Kishor..!
As I look at the Bihar election results, I am not going to spend time on the poor show by
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November 14, 2025
The Seat and the Man..!
Had dinner with a retired government deputy secretary last night and as we spoke about his years in service, I
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November 13, 2025
The Tempest Within..!
It was the most disturbed sleep he had ever had. He tossed and turned as though on a small boat
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November 12, 2025
Standing United Against Terror..!
Terror has raised its ugly head again, and with it comes the same dark questions that have haunted humanity for
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November 12, 2025
The Editor and the Piano Player..!
There are two kinds of people who can make or break your creative spirit. The first is the editor who
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November 10, 2025