The London Olympics have brought us up close and personal with the ugly Indian “non-champ”.
NaMo in Our DNA
by NL Team
August 3, 2012
DNA sees Narendra Modi everywhere. We don’t know whether NaMo should be flattered or not, though.
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Even if you detest cricket, you will love Chinaman - The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka.
Escape to Ecuador
by Dr. Ashoka Prasad
August 18, 2012
It’s not just standing trial for the rape case in Sweden that Julian Assange is running scared of.
Lost In Space
by Sunayana Singh
August 14, 2012
Shahid Siddiqui. Journalist, politician, connoisseur of Urdu culture and Islamic traditions? Or just an alien?
Matters Of Fact
by Anand Vardhan
August 17, 2012
The Pax Indica extract in Caravan flirts with facts. Shouldn’t the editors have been paying attention?
In Defense Of Plagiarism
by Dr. Ashoka Prasad
August 14, 2012
If JFK could get away with borrowing words, why not Fareed Zakaria?
Plagiarism 101
by Indrajit Hazra
August 13, 2012
Five original tricks which could have helped Fareed Zakaria avoid being caught for committing his unoriginal sin.
Tackling Pakistan
by Colonel Vivek Chadha
August 1, 2012
India’s relationship with Pakistan is no love affair. National interest, not emotion, should determine future relations.
Not Just A Migrant Headache
by Indrajit Hazra
July 27, 2012
Assam’s violence is not communal. It’s caused by the same old illegal hafta politics.
NL Interviews Shehan Karunatilaka
by NL Team
August 24, 2012
Shehan Karunatilaka speaks to Manvi Dhillon about his book, the nuances of cricket and Arrack, doing research at seedy bars with drunk articulate uncles, and midgets hiding in bunkers under cricket pitches. And why he won’t talk about his next book.
Wham Bam, Thank You TAM?
by Rajyasree Sen
August 8, 2012
NDTV’s lawsuit. Terrible TRPs. Corruption. Bribery. Bankruptcy. And the ordinary Indian and his television habits.
First Hack’s Club
by Aastha Manocha
August 17, 2012
Zakaria joins an elite group of writers who’ve been there, done that and lived to tell another tale.
The Great Indian Illegitimate
by Indrajit Hazra
August 10, 2012
There’s nothing like a whiff of unparliamentary language to make the Parliament and Sonia Gandhi come alive.
Playing Favourites
by Shujaat Bukhari
August 4, 2012
An unholy nexus ensures that there is no even playing field for newspapers in Jammu and Kashmir.
Covering Cover-ups
by Indrajit Hazra
August 3, 2012
If media coverage determines the importance of an issue, will its non-coverage determine its unimportance?
Drama Without Epilogue
by Kishalay Bhattacharjee
August 8, 2012
In the continuing Assam riots, neither the media nor the government has raised the most potent post-conflict threats.
Stoking the Fires
by Madhu Trehan
August 22, 2012
Teesta and Javed’s biased analysis of this month's Mumbai riots can make the most secular of us question our beliefs.
Can You Take It Arun Shourie?
by NL Team
August 6, 2012
Arun Shourie speaks to Madhu Trehan on “being sacrificed” by Ramnath Goenka, fatwas and kaafirs, the Manu Smriti and the need for a Hindu soul with an Islamic body, the culture of appeasement, Modi and the “coup against Vajpayee”, BJP not being a particularly religious party and more.
Whatever it Takes!
by Teresa Rehman
September 2, 2012
Maalaimalar shoots first salvo in secret war against news channels. Brands CNN-IBN’s Arijit Sen as criminal MLA from Assam.
The Big Love
by Sunayana Singh
August 20, 2012
In this ‘special’ episode, Vikram Chandra asks if India is in agony or ecstasy? After the show I knew where I stood.
Giant Step Out of the Closet
by NL Team
August 28, 2012
HT lands a scoop. Reveals Neil Armstrong really took a giant step for mankind by pioneering a sexual revolution. Who knew!
Drought, Gods & Pawars That Be
by Ajayendar Reddy
July 31, 2012
Missing monsoon, absent agriculture minister, prolific praying and ineffectual irrigation. How much more do we have to suffer?
We The Brilliant Tutorials
by Rahul Pandita
July 12, 2012
What really shakes us up? And our Prime Minister’s Office?
Chitra: The Story Behind Bofors
by NL Team
June 1, 2012
Chitra Subramaniam tells Madhu Trehan about the pulls & pressures of working on the Bofors exposé. The limitations of journalists & the editorial tussles at The Hindu. And why India still doesn’t know the truth about Bofors. N Ram responds.
The Ghats Are Calling
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July 13, 2012
Will Patna’s historical ghats be relegated to a watery grave, and sacrificed for Chinese innovation?
The Year of The Election
by Anand Ranganathan
July 28, 2012
2014 cometh. The golden year of ballot dreams. And public and media pardon.
Making The News
by Arundhati Parmar
July 31, 2012
Unethical journalism may be a global phenomena, but not all the watchdogs need watching.
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