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Last Word Binayak & Ilina Sen
Binayak & Ilina Sen
The voice that rebelled
Listening to Paul Robeson’s rare recordings of two very special concerts, during a recent...
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Power Point K.S. Sachidananda Murthy is THE WEEK's resident editor in New Delhi
Sachidananda Murthy
Cagey about the CBI
The brouhaha over the Supreme Court description of the CBI as a “caged parrot” has led...
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PMO Beat R. Prasannan is The Week's New Delhi bureau chief
R. Prasannan
Bayonet-less to Lhasa
This writer, briefed by Beijing’s bamboo-curtain bureaucrats, and let loose on a long leash...
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strange encounters Jerry Pinto
Jerry Pinto
Am I somebody?!
It is lunch time at the literary festival. I hear a gentle cough at my shoulder. I turn around....
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mani-festo Mani Shankar Aiyar
Mani Shankar Aiyar
Waiting for ‘the end’
This week, what can I write about except Panchayat Raj? For, on April 24, 2013, National Panchayat...
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hawk eye Maroof Raza
Maroof Raza
Countering China
At the heart of the recent Chinese intrusions in Ladakh is the unresolved boundary between the...
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Masala Musings Kishwar Desai is a writer, who has worked in print and television journalism. Her novel, Witness By Night won the UK's Costa First Novel Award in 2010
Kishwar Desai
The upside down technique
The hype and secrecy surrounding the launch of books by a handful of internationally renowned...
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game seth and match Suhel Seth
Suhel Seth
Nation of gawkers
The terrible bomb blasts at the Boston Marathon have some compelling lessons for all of us. Lessons...
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Funda Mental Kunal Vjayakar is an actor, director, television personality and political satirist
Kunal Vijayakar
Bringing up uncle
Happy New Year!” It's my 11-year-old nephew calling early on the first day of...
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Schizo Nation Anuja Chauhan is a best-selling author, screen-writer and advertising consultant. She is best known for her novel, The Zoya Factor
Anuja Chauhan
Porn, police, and the uplifting illusion
So, 3D porn, huh. Did you even know it was out there? I didn’t. It’s been around since...
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The Sexes Shobhaa De is a novelist and social commentator with several best-selling books to her credit. She was editor at Stardust, Society and Celebrity
Shobhaa De
Gaga over Gala
Here’s a small test: Who is Omar Borkan Gala?If that name rings a bell, chances are you are a...
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Art to Heart Sanjna Kapoor
Sanjna Kapoor
The transformative nature of the arts
Have you ever stood in front of a painting that stirred something inside you? Or heard a piece of...
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Diary of an Army Wife A series of accounts by the wife of a soldier
An Army Wife
Personality matters
“She thinks she’s God’s gift to the world, always advising others on something or...
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Guest column Kouchner is former foreign minister of France and founder of Medecins Sans Frontieres, an international organisation for medical humanitarian aid.
Bernard Kouchner
The Syrian volcano

We are told that we should avoid civil war in Syria, even as it unfolds before our eyes. We...
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Your Money Renjit C.S.
Renjit C.S.
Healthy option
All is well in buying health insurance till a claim arises. To bring in more accountability and...
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Guest Views
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India needs to step in
The Arab Spring so far has hit countries with medium to low Indian population. The only exception...
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Last Word  |  Binayak & Ilina Sen
The voice that rebelled
Listening to Paul Robeson’s rare recordings of two very special concerts, during a recent visit to the US, was an emotional experience for us. The first concert was at the AME Zion Church in New York on June ...  »
Power Point  |  Sachidananda Murthy
Cagey about the CBI
The brouhaha over the Supreme Court description of the CBI as a “caged parrot” has led to the formation of a group of ministers to consider granting autonomy to the agency. The GoM, led by Finance Minister ...  »
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