'Xi is a black box'

On Sunday, March 11, the National People's Congress, China's parliament, will vote to keep Xi Jinping in power for as long as he wants.'The American fear of the Chinese military is overblown. The......

B K S Iyengar: Profile of a yogi as a teacher

Most yoga teachers are not driven towards popular acclaim or fame. But Bellur Krishnamachar Sunderaraja Iyengar was goaded by the challenge to prove himself to all those who had dismissed him as a......

China diary: A Bangalorean in awe

Impressions: T J S George in Shanghai The speed at which China is transforming itself is not just impressive; it is scary. Can such massive cities come up in the twinkling of an eye? Can such......

'Safe books bore me'

V S Naipaul must really like Tarun Tejpal. Really. It is not every day, after all, or every year for that matter, that Sir Vidia decides to endorse fiction. Certainly not -- shudder -- Indian......

Alice gets a glorious makeover

Watching the 60th anniversary DVD/Blu-ray edition of Alice in Wonderland with a group of adults and children of different ages, who have recently seen the hit Disney movie Tangled, was quite a......

Applause to a great mag

For the last fourteen years, Vanity Fair has provided Hollywood's prettiest and most successful folks with their glitziest night out, their Oscar party decidedly the stuff of legend. It is the......

Weekend Watch

Want to stay indoors this weekend? Just pick up these DVDs and curl up for a fun time!The Princess DiariesCast: Julie Andrews, Anne Hathaway, Hector Elizondo, Heather Matarazzo, Mandy Moore,......