Featured September 11, 2023 London’s charm is a thing of the past The historic metropolis is undeniably vibrant, but are we being too charitable in showering it...
February 23, 2022 Unpublished Interview with Late Lata Mangeshkar India’s melody Queen, Late Lata Mangeshkar, is no more with us. I recall my 29 November 2002 meeting with her when I was on the same Sahara Airlines flight to Mumbai …
August 29, 2021 Delhi eases school admission ordeal for single parents It is high time the whole country should follow in the footsteps of the Government of National Capital Territory which issued a circular dated 28th June 2021 directing Schools in the …
May 3, 2021 Humanism and Hope: The Legacy of Film Director Satyajit Ray UDAYAN PANDIT: You first tell me if you are on my side or not… BAGHA BYNE: We are on the side of good. GOOPY GYNE: Yes, on the side of …
December 24, 2020 Why are `fat cats’ being so reckless in Covid times? 24 Dec 2020: A group of 30 revellers at a destination wedding return to Kolkata and test COVID-positive. Some have to be hospitalised. — A gang of friends goes to …
August 23, 2020 My interactive session “Winning Challenges” with Vaibhav Kothari 23 August 2020: On the eve of Independence Day I had an interesting session, a webinar called Winning Challenges, with Vaibhav Kothari who is a very talented deaf and mute youngster, …
July 19, 2020 Kindergarteners and the perils of online education 19 July, 2020: It was a moment of great relief when I saw the tweet of Human Resources Development (HRD) minister Ramesh Pokhriyal `Nishank’ on 14 July, 2020, that the …
July 9, 2020 My open letter to the Prime Minister of India 9 July 2020: At a time when West Bengal is gearing up for stricter lockdown from 5 pm today and yet many people are trying to find a job to …
March 16, 2020 The Pierre in NYC – crown jewel of The Taj Group of Hotels 16 March 2020: I am scheduled to visit the United States amid coronavirus outbreak on an invitation from the Yale University and also scheduled to speak at Princeton and New …
April 9, 2019 Reminiscences of Punta Cana – The City of three-and-a-half Indians After 22 hours of flight, 17 hours in transit and a four-hour drive from capital Santo Domingo, I reached a picturesque paradise city called Punta Cana on the easternmost tip of Dominican …
January 28, 2019 A twitter bee in JLF bonnet The ever-growing popular tweeter handle @JLFInsider that comes alive during the Jaipur Literature Festival is like a bee in JLF’s bonnet. It gratifies our yearning for masala stuff by tweeting …
January 27, 2019 “A City of Literature”? Home to the one of world’s largest free literary fests, Jaipur does not feature in the UNESCO-designated list of City of Literature. Currently, 28 cities from 23 countries have been …
January 25, 2019 When Authors Let Their Hair Down JLF also means a number of interesting parties that are held on the sidelines of the main event. Over the years, besides the mega event at the Diggi Palace and …
