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How Indian soft power can overwhelm Pakistan

'Openness is a great weapon in the armoury of more open societies. That's why the fight with Pakistan isn't just about India be six times bigger, but equally bitter and insecure Pakistan,' argues......

After cameo comment, Khurshid says it with mangoes

At Law Minister Salman Khurshid's party, there was a lavish spread of sweet mangoes and spicy gossip. Sheela Bhatt shares some notes from the soireeNew Delhi is not a city you will find easy to......

Lesson from Gujarat: Development won't get votes

The campaign for the assembly elections in Gujarat is dominated by the positives and negatives of Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who seems to have an edge in urban areas. But, in villages and......

'Desis forget they can be perpetrators of racism'

Pooja Makhijani, 26, is the editor of Under Her Skin: How Girls Experience Race in America. She told Senior Editor Arthur J Pais in New York that her book is an anthology of essays by women who......

Peter Parker becomes an Indian

Can you imagine Spiderman clad in white dhoti, red kurta, cummerbund, and red jootis? Battling a rakshasa instead of the Green Goblin? Or spinning his web across the Taj Mahal or the Gateway of......

What makes Big B the Shahenshah of brands

While Hindi movies got their next change in theme -- from romantic movies to crime and thrillers -- with Zanjeer (1973), when Bachchan distilled the angst of his generation as the Angry Young Man,......

How IBM is going 'desi'!

History has put IBM and Amul in two different worlds. IBM is a key flag bearer of the US in global business. It got thrown out of India in the late 1970s as the last gasp of the Third World......

'Little India' is BIG globally

August has been a good month for Delhi-based fashion designer Manish Arora. He's just heard that celebrities like Keira Knightley, Kate Bosworth and Alicia Keyes had picked up shoes designed by him......

Heeramandi Review: Romance, Revenge, Rebellion

Heeramandi, a passion project that took off after years in development and planning, mirrors Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film-making's finest and frustrating features, observes Sukanya Verma. It's......

Showcasing Bollywood's Sari Love

If there's one Indian outfit that silver screen stunners can never have enough of, it's the sari. Grand or graceful, it's the ultimate in fashion and feminine. No matter what budget or body type,......

The Bala Review

'Nimble humour, shuddh desi zingers, refreshing flippancy and a lively blend of small-town quirk and orthodoxy.'Sukanya Verma applauds Bala. A bald man takes off his wig before a......

Ganpati pandal hopping? Get fashion ready!

Take a few style tips from Bollywood! It's that time of the year again when exuberant cries of Ganpati Bappa Morya fill India's streets and homes. And when it comes to festivals, can Bollywood's......

Lessons from Bollywood: How to light up a Diwali party

All the inspiration you need from the B-town divas. Whether it's food or fashion, Diwali is one festival that allows you to go all out without any restriction. You can deck up in gorgeous......

IPL 2022: The Dhanashree and Louise Show

Photograph: Kind courtesy Dhanashree Verma/Instagram Last Friday, April 8, 2022, Yuzvendra Chahal shocked the cricketing world, revealing how he was treated when he was starting out in the Indian......

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