Cross Connections

Of Bukhari, politics and politicians "Should we invite him? Say, do you want us to invite the prime minister? If not, what are we d...

Why is old age fit enough to be a Halloween costume? Heidi Klum chose to dress up as one for the annual party. As Jezebel reported, "...

Weddings are probably occasions when people have every right to indulge in all their fantasies. Around this time of the year, when...

‘With Bal Thackeray on Life Support, Mumbai braces for violence’. The New York Times in its “Notes from the world’s largest democracy” jus...

Where are the pigeon droppings? Do we spare anyone? Can the ordinary person be a holy cow? This sculture at Worli Sea face is based on ca...

The battle’s between the rear and the mouth. Pippa Middleton is now known only in hindsight, or as hind site. Ridiculous as it may seem, the...

 Not given to political correctness for the sake of it, I yet find the idea of a ‘blind restaurant' revolting. It isn’t new, and has b...

I do not know which of these ‘outings’ is the worst. THIS: Fans of Marilyn Monroe will be able to bid for an intimate snap of the sta...

I thought these long sessions, foreplay with words, the urgency to do something, shed inhibitions and garbs, the languorous moments with the...

This Aman ki Asha surely won’t be a free lunch. We are still talking about peace this and peace that in a bubble gum manner. It’s getting t...

naadaan ho jo kehte ho ki kyon jeete ho 'Ghalib' qismat mein hai marne ki tamannaa koi din aur Would Mirza Ghalib’s ghost have stood...

Before - unknown volunteers After - socialite Parmeshwar Godrej with her American designer of the AIDS awareness installation - - - Article ...

Where are the bats? The darkness? Why are these two cave-dwelling examples more about urban chic than an honest attempt at starkness? Daniel...

...and sophomoric feminism Mainstream liberal privately-owned Indian television slapped the Muslim community. I was expecting it, but not th...

Would you like a ‘Quadruple Bypass Burger’? Would you like to get a heart attack? At 8000 calories, the juicy stacked snack that is served a...

I found these pictures hilarious, and to think they are being analysed. I shall merely caption them with songs... Mere haath mein tera haath...

What was supposed to be a day of reckoning turned out to reveal what a sick society can stoop down to. These were the slogans at the peace...

I find it strange that people want me to maintain silence when even those who are miles away have been deciding the fate of us Indians. Gett...

Everyone knows I love my city. In that sense I am quite parochial. It is a great place to watch life as though it were one of those cinema v...

They chop arms to take away bangles and cut fingers to take away rings. You see these people scavenging for the leftovers of accident victim...