If Music be the Food of Love, Play On…
THIS TOO SHALL PASS This week’s column has been triggered by a couple of random incidents...
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Boycott Alia or domestic violence? What shall we ultimately choose?
‘Darlings’, the debut directorial venture of Alia Bhatt, is receiving an unexpected response, not at the...
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Bihar in big push to religious tourism in post-Covid revival efforts
From Patna The Bihar government, in the post-Covid revival steps, has given a fresh impetus to...
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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...
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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...
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Kindness is a circle. We must make sure we keep the circle going by giving back & being helpful
THIS TOO SHALL PASS A couple of months ago, I was in India, finally, after more...
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No to imported single malt: Under these trying circumstances, ’tis tough to be upbeat
BUSINESS MONITOR Bad weather, don’t step out, warns Suman, my maid, as she sweeps away...
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Songs that lift me from deep mental agony grip and sporadic mood dips
MUSICALLY YOURS A few film songs lift me from my deep mental agony grip. Not depression,...
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What is Love? Do we fall prey to human foibles more often than not?
THIS TOO SHALL PASS I always thought reading was a solitary pleasure and so it’s an...
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That last meeting with Amrita Pritam at her Hauz Khas residence and more
PICTURE TALK Two Indian women named Amrita by their parents, both born into Punjabi Sikh families,...
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