Media matters: The Kulbhushan Jadhav episode
Of the many noteworthy events that occurred while I was away following the cricket, the one that sticks…
A short post on journalism circa 2017
Below, a clip from a Hartosh Singh Bal piece from the Caravan’s annual media issue: In March this…
Anatomy of an ‘unrest’
During my time away, a story that fascinated me — in a train-wreck kind of way, and as…
Liars, Inc?
What was I saying just earlier today about the Somnath Temple and rabbitholes? Now, this: Ambassador Meera Shankar,…
WTF Just Happened: November 29
#1. To live where I please, to do as I wish, to believe as I wish, to love…
Amusing ourselves to death
For the two weeks that I have been away, I lived a pre-internet life. I consumed “news”, such…
Media magic
The advantage of having a friend — in this case, Nakul Shenoy — who is adept at magic…
On Rahul Dravid, and distortions
On the sidelines of the Bangalore Literature Festival this weekend my friend Amit Varma, who edits the excellent…
WTF Just Happened: The Jay Shah edition
The big news, while I was traveling in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu, is a Rohini Singh…
WTF just happened: Sept 24
Three days into this WTFJH series that I started as a means to find/reclaim my voice, and I…
