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War has finally arrived at our dining table. Not with tanks, not with soldiers marching past our windows, but with

March 11, 2026

Around where I live the temperature has climbed to forty-two degrees centigrade. Forty two. The kind of temperature where the

March 10, 2026

India won. Not in kabaddi, not in gilli-danda, but in cricket. We thrashed New Zealand, and a few days earlier

March 9, 2026

Something quite extraordinary has happened in our country this week. Silence. Not the peaceful silence of meditation. Not the calm

March 8, 2026

Today is Women’s Day. Across the world speeches are made, flowers are distributed, and social media becomes a garden of

March 7, 2026

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day. Across the world women celebrate freedom. Hard won freedom. The right to vote. The right

March 6, 2026

India has quietly become the global headquarters of war expertise. Not in the Pentagon. Not in NATO headquarters. Not even

March 5, 2026

Somewhere in the mysterious headquarters where society writes its unwritten rules, a committee must have once met and decided something

March 4, 2026

This morning I began my sixth book. Sixth. Which either means I am hardworking or that publishers have not yet

March 3, 2026

Ninety-seven runs in fifty balls! That is not a cricket score. That is a public announcement that the bowlers may

March 2, 2026

War is that strange human hobby in which we destroy everything we have built, and then hold conferences to discuss

March 1, 2026

God, I have always believed, is not fussy about geography. You can find Him in a cathedral, a chawl, a

February 28, 2026

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