For drivers, the original issue of hit-and-run still remains unresolved
It took Prime Minister Narendra Modi a month to respond, subtly though, to the agitating truck drivers’ concerns over the...
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Hit-and-run: Drivers getting a long rope to diffuse the crisis on their own?
The government has touched a raw nerve through the hasty passage of the criminal law amendment with almost no debate...
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That divine and blissful early morning Margazhi experience
MUSICALLY YOURS My exposure to Andal, one of the greatest Vishnu devotees, was only through M L Vasanthakumari’s Thiruppavai, a...
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Bole re papihara – what a blockbuster song it was with a soul-stirring impact
MUSICALLY YOURS/Ramesh Kumar Bole re papihara. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56AUdC9mn4E) What a song it was! It was playback singer Vani Jairam's maiden Hindi...
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Satyajit Ray, the magic spell of Mian Ki Malhar raga, and a unique jugalbandi
MUSICALLY YOURS I am no fan of Satyajit Ray. I am familiar with his realistic films portraying India, which do...
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How my Mittoo mian remains so very quiet when the music plays
MUSICALLY YOURS Don't know about you, but I loop the YouTube version of birds chirping not for me but for...
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Gandhi’s favorite dhun, Vaishnavo Janato, as a qawwali, Sufi style, quite an incredible experience
MUSICALLY YOURS My memory of another of Mahatma Gandhi's favorite dhun, Vaishnavo Janato, is linked to Lata Mangeshkar and...
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Devotional songs that were close to the heart of Mahatma Gandhi
MUSICALLY YOURS With Independence Day round the corner, I got sucked into a patriotic fervour. Indian Independence meant Mahatma...
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Biz & booze go together. And uncorking champagne a ritual for contract winners in corporate world. Right?
BUSINESS MONITOR Booze and business go together. Uncorking champagne is a ritual for winning a major contract in the...
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Folks, tell us who’s the best: Mohanlal or Mohanbabu?
MUSICALLY YOURS Hang on. What's this? Why pit the superstar of Malayalam filmdom with the Telugu film’s superstar? Mollywood versus...
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