The crime of being a woman in love
Three stories trending these days with women in the spotlight. Nikhita and Vijayalakshmi When I first heard of the story of the wife beating actor Darshan, I thought it was …
Standard response to crisis
Questioning our knee jerk response to emergency situations, its impact and exploring more functional alternatives.
Arun Das dies at Janapanka village while fasting for Jan Lokpal
Initial reports of death of Arun Das while fasting at Kargil Chowk, Patna in support of Anna Hazare’s demand for Jan Lokpal bill.
RTI Activists – an Endangered Species
News of RTI activists being killed isn’t exactly news, but it hit home hard on Twitter yesterday, when Shehla Masood was shot dead in her car near her home. Well …
On social messages and slutwalks
Update: Better coverage of Delhi’s Slutwalk in San Francisco Chronicle. The messages are far more effectively conveyed true to the idea, so that the disparity in dress is not garish. …
To the Spirit of Mumbai
Today, the 14th of July 2011. 3 blasts in Mumbai. Kabootarkhana, Zaveri Bazar and Opera house. 21 dead and 101 injured at last count. So, by now, newspapers, TV Channels are …
The Airtel update
Airtel has a systematic method of extortion. Read the beginning of the problem – Airtel Billing harassment. Since then, I had been getting a steady stream of their goons asking …
An Artist till his last breath
Note: A shorter version of this had appeared in print in Sunday’s “The Free Press ePaper” This morning was abuzz with the news our celebrated controversial painter M F Hussain …