The Hindu - Sunday Magazine
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The Good Man
An extract from Walter Crocker?s Nehru: A Contemporary?s Estimate, a classic biography of Jawaharlal Nehru by a man who had the opportunity to observe both the man and the Prime Minister at close quarters.
Still relevant
Historian Ramachandra Guha on why Crocker?s book continues to be important.
New directions
The recent spurt of Bollywood films with strong ideas and individualistic style has been a refreshing change. AJIT DUARA
Faceless citizens
The people who pay the price for changes in the economy are those in the informal sector like street vendors, yet their stories never make it to the front pages.
The threads of life: Story from the Valley
Through the vicious cycle of violence that has gripped the Valley and wreaked havoc in her family, a slender thread still binds Shameem to her life?
Living a simple life
The apparently insatiable urge to possess things is a form of violence too?
Towards clarity
Language is so emotionally wrought that we sometimes forget it is just a tool for effective communication.
Liquid treasure chest
The sight and smell of soup satisfies every need: for warmth, for something slurp-able, for the aroma of spices and the freshness of herbs.
India in Paris
This time the Salon Du Cinema at Paris is said to be concentrating on Indian films only. The fab four from the Bachchan family ?Amitabh, Abhishek, Aishwarya and Jaya ? are expected to be the chief guests at the event and will be ...
Of audacity and hope
When they met, Michelle was Obama?s mentor in a law firm. It took ice creams, a basketball test and then a romantic surprise to begin the journey together.
Need for dignified sanitation
More than eight per cent of deaths in India are due to water and sanitation-related causes. The Third South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN), opening in Delhi today, is an opportunity to raise awareness and take vital steps on this crucial is sue.
An invisible disability
On the even of National Epilepsy Day, a look at what we need to develop special legislation that is sensitive to the needs of people with disabling epilepsy in India?
Get a back lift
Get rid of those unsightly bumps and bulges with this new procedure.
Revelatory aesthetics
Painted Photographs: Coloured Portraiture in India, from The Alkazi Collection of Photography, is an exhibition that documents the infinite aesthetic variety of colonial India. The exhibition, on in London, will come to India later this year.
?Reaction matters to me?
As the Prithvi Theatre Festival celebrates the work of Satyadev Dubey, the ?most hated and most loved man of modern Hindi theatre? talks of his work and theatre in India.
The internet edition of The Hindu, India's national newspaper
The Good Man
An extract from Walter Crocker?s Nehru: A Contemporary?s Estimate, a classic biography of Jawaharlal Nehru by a man who had the opportunity to observe both the man and the Prime Minister at close quarters.
Still relevant
Historian Ramachandra Guha on why Crocker?s book continues to be important.
New directions
The recent spurt of Bollywood films with strong ideas and individualistic style has been a refreshing change. AJIT DUARA
Faceless citizens
The people who pay the price for changes in the economy are those in the informal sector like street vendors, yet their stories never make it to the front pages.
The threads of life: Story from the Valley
Through the vicious cycle of violence that has gripped the Valley and wreaked havoc in her family, a slender thread still binds Shameem to her life?
Living a simple life
The apparently insatiable urge to possess things is a form of violence too?
Towards clarity
Language is so emotionally wrought that we sometimes forget it is just a tool for effective communication.
Liquid treasure chest
The sight and smell of soup satisfies every need: for warmth, for something slurp-able, for the aroma of spices and the freshness of herbs.
India in Paris
This time the Salon Du Cinema at Paris is said to be concentrating on Indian films only. The fab four from the Bachchan family ?Amitabh, Abhishek, Aishwarya and Jaya ? are expected to be the chief guests at the event and will be ...
Of audacity and hope
When they met, Michelle was Obama?s mentor in a law firm. It took ice creams, a basketball test and then a romantic surprise to begin the journey together.
Need for dignified sanitation
More than eight per cent of deaths in India are due to water and sanitation-related causes. The Third South Asian Conference on Sanitation (SACOSAN), opening in Delhi today, is an opportunity to raise awareness and take vital steps on this crucial is sue.
An invisible disability
On the even of National Epilepsy Day, a look at what we need to develop special legislation that is sensitive to the needs of people with disabling epilepsy in India?
Get a back lift
Get rid of those unsightly bumps and bulges with this new procedure.
Revelatory aesthetics
Painted Photographs: Coloured Portraiture in India, from The Alkazi Collection of Photography, is an exhibition that documents the infinite aesthetic variety of colonial India. The exhibition, on in London, will come to India later this year.
?Reaction matters to me?
As the Prithvi Theatre Festival celebrates the work of Satyadev Dubey, the ?most hated and most loved man of modern Hindi theatre? talks of his work and theatre in India.
