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This is not a judgmental post. I do not mean to bitch about how small the hearts of our Messrs Moneybags are. I just want to understand th...

It isn't over until it really is over. Like this great article says, the real tragedy of Bhopal is, perhaps, that it is still unfoldi...

The real Islamic crisis, I think, is this . "At the time I was learning to memorise the Koran from a very kind, mild-mannered teacher....

A short short story: http://www.raleighreview.org/Annie_Zaidi.html And a poem too! http://www.raleighreview.org/Annie_Zaidi__poem_.html

Morning, inbox, twitter feeds. Interesting bits: What was the use now of the idea of Muslim specialness — the distinctiveness and separaten...

Who knows what one swift decision might lead to? I wonder if those who grant licenses to chemical industries can even picture the possibili...

I spent some time on the Bhopal website. They have a timeline tool . It shows you a page crowded with information on what happened during t...

Dear Mr Obama This is my first letter to you. I have to confess, I didn't much care when you won the election. It may have been histor...

Reviews. Good ones. Well, mostly. http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?265680 http://www.livemint.com/2010/06/04221449/Queens-and-robber...

The day really begins with opening your inbox. It begins with claims on time and attention. And even if time hangs heavy and even if attenti...

For people in the US and elsewhere who are anxiously waiting to get their hands on my book, please go ahead and do so . The book is availabl...

This poem appeared here recently. The Children Left A Planet Behind The family name left behind, nailed Out on the door, as if Th...

Bombay launch details. Come one, come all. Friday, May 21, 2010. 6:30 pm at Landmark bookstore (Palladium), Phoenix Mills compound, Lower Pa...

The first few reviews from non-blog media : (I think this was the first one online) And quite an unpleasant one here . And here are a coup...

Did this piece a few weeks ago, in an attempt to try and understand what it is about public displays of affection that makes the onlooker s...

It's been a very rushed time. Thanks for those who sent congratulations and apologies for not always responding on time or not having th...

Dear Editor, (Countercurrents.org) I have just had a book out – a collection of essays based on reportage and travel over the last few years...

So, this is out next week. Look out for it in bookstores. There will be a few readings, discussions, book events in different cities, sta...

I do not yet want to write about the constitutional validity (and I do think it is questionable), morality, or impact of Greenhunt at the mo...

This place is for journalists, writers, or anyone who believes in saying it like it is. Or like it isn't. In my view, the only speech w...