A tribute to the homemakers
Members of the Alladi household met at the Ekamra Nivas dining room late Friday night to resume talks on the next day’s menu. Although...
Voting: all prices are fixed, final sale
A few posts back I wrote that the complacency of voters who don’t care enough to vote are one cause of corruption in the country that...
At The Hindu: Anything but dull…..
CHENNAI: Thirty-six small pairs of eyes stared in awe as bowler Sudeep Tyagi bobbed his head and shook his hips to the music, surrounded by...
Obama down by three, Mukherjee in the lead
Barack Obama lost points in my book today: One for hypocricy, one for foolishness, and one for downright cowardice. With North...
Beating the Chennai Heat
A vendor selling fresh watermelons on the side of the street, tempting drivers and pedestrians walking under the scorching Chennai sun. At...
At The Hindu/At IBN: What do we owe our sources?
On Monday, I received a call from someone whom, I am ashamed to say, I had completely forgotten about. Her voice was pleading on the phone:...
Why Forgiveness Leads to Relief
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong. -Mahatma Gandhi Today has got me thinking a lot about...
Worth a thousand words?
I’ve picked up a lot of new terms here in India: biodata, visiting card, “good name” (meaning first name),...
Tomayto, tomahto
I recently received one of those chain e-mails on “How to Identify An Indian.” It’s not the first time I received this...
Scribbled in the margin: juggling the 4 crystal balls of life
Job prospects don’t look good for Americans. Surprise, Surprise. As a journalist, I’m extremely concerned about where I’m...