You may be witnessing the most important moment in the 21st century, yet. In the early hours of October 3, reports began to emerge from the doldrums of North Korea that Kim Jong Un – belonging to the most notorious dictatorial dynasty in the last 100 years – had been overthrown by his own government in…
One thing anyone who wants to understand Indian politics must know is that a diplomat is a highly honoured position in the Indian political hierarchy. This veneration of an individual who seeks to resolve issues through dialogue is a skill that is looked upon fondly by Indians as it is part of the rich cultural…
You will have read a hundred articles on Madiba by now of his pivotal role in turning the tide against apartheid. The man who stood against an ideology. The one who had the guts to defy reality. He was a hero. But, this blog is not about any particular aspect about Nelson Mandela. This is…
Thursday, November 21: There I was in the belly of the beast – The BBC. This was the stuff of dreams really. I grew up watching the BBC and I duly absorbed all the things that made British news great. No nonsense, straight to the point and bang on time, every time. That’s what it…
It’s one of those things that we’re hard-wired to do being part of a young nation. The culture of celebrating even the most minor achievements has become a very “Indian” thing to do. Achievement without honour So it was with great pride I walked down the halls of a British university not long ago, announcing…
The Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford is an anomaly. He’s the Higgs Boson of politics. There had been overwhelming consensus since the dawn of modern statecraft, that someone like him could not possibly exist. Something so fundamental could not possibly be more wrong for it makes up building blocks of all political sense. And then..…
I woke up this morning a little confused. I had spent a busy night out at an event on Fleet Street, the erstwhile beating heart of British media. Yet, I knew I had done something wrong. Something I missed. Then it came at me like a bouncer – I had missed Sachin’s last innings! I…
“Tensions run high at Olivia Pope & Associates as questions swirl about Quinn’s background. A government official drops a bombshell, claiming that the government is using a new technology called “Thorngate” to spy on its citizens, and a distracted Olivia is caught off-guard with how far up this scandal goes.” What happened a year later…
The world today is witness to one of the intrinsic dynamics of Indian society. A dynamic which forms the bedrock for many, if not most, of the Indian population’s daily activities. Religion. Yesterday, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began excavations at the ruins of an old fort at Daundaia Kheda village in the northern Indian…
“What’s a Savant?” is probably what you first thought. It is a condition of the human brain than enables a human being to do incredible things (usually at the price of a normal life). One of the foremost experts on Savant Syndrome Dr. Darold Treffert explains it as: “a condition in which a person, usually…
Sleight Of Thought 