Inside Osholand: How Secrecy And Control Still Breed Within The Commune
(Repost from June 2000) Less than ten years after Osho ʻleft his bodyʼ, his commune is falling apart
Fashion Weeks And The Pointlessness Of Air-Kissing
Fashion writer Farhad J. Dadyburjor laments on the emptiness of his job and his inability to be part of the air-kissing crowd.
Mahesh Bhatt On Why Dimple Kapadia Is Still Desirable
Mahesh Bhatt reminisces on Dimple Kapadia’s career and rejects the notion that there can be an expiry date on beauty
Morparia’s Demanding Wit
Noted playwright Vijay Tendulkar provides an appreciation of the man he calls ‘My favourite cartoonist’.
Love and Loathing: A Biographerʼs Tale
William Dalrymple isn’t just a media darling making pithy comments from outside our precious Indian culture. He also knows what he’s talking about, feels very deeply about it, and takes the trouble to do the research. Here, in his own words, he tells us why he fell in love with White Mughals
Money and Power: Delhi’s Elite Lawyer Network
The charmed life of a select group of Delhi’s best-paid lawyers who swing between courts and the corridors of power with equal ease
The Andaman Incident
Seven days adrift at sea battling storms and therelentless sun… without food and water
How Shiamak Davar Became India’s Most Successful Male Dancer
In terms of the sheer number of boys and girls that train at his academy every year and the amount of money he makes as a result, Shiamak Davar is India’s most successful male dancer
Shankar’s New Avatar
In this latest avatar, Shankar is attempting to capitalise on the current vogue for alluring female violinists who also tug at the heartstrings
The Importance of Being Indian
Shashi Tharoor, UN Under-Secretary-General for Public Information and Communication and prolific writer, talks about how his country defines him
Under Kay Kay’s Skin
The protagonist of Bhopal Express is now coming to a screen near you, in Chhal, Paanch and Hazaaron Khwahishen Aisi, and the producers are lining up to sign him. Meet the man himself