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There are times, I believe, when there can be no reconciliation . None that I can imagine. People use that word so easily: reconciliation. R...

What, or rather, where do you think the writer is talking about? Subsidies on transport etc? "You will see the shiny metros with their ...

Rs 17 crore a day . A day! And that's just the monies on record. No wonder the stakes are so high. Maybe someone can nudge Bollywood in ...

I hope Bombay get some urinals too. I have mixed feelings about stepping out of home on a rare, clear afternoon in this gorgeous monsoon wea...

One has to love this country. If, in the midst of a minor parliamentary crisis in one of our most populous states, you can have images like...

Saw this piece, thanks to Nilanjana . American women reporters were barred from press briefings, banned from going nearer to the front ...

http://pratilipi.in/2010/06/world-class- annie-zaidi/

Monsanto has been a bad boy again! And has got one little rap on the knuckles for its lying, legal wigglsomeness. Makes you wonder... a com...

I've been away for a bit. Traveling in Madhya Pradesh, trying to reach a more clear understanding of displacement, particularly that of ...

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...