[By Aditya Mehta | 28 Nov 2008 | 15 Comments | 562 views]
Bombay On Its Knees

On November 26th, at approximately 9.40pm IST, an event unfolded that has left Bombay reeling in shock.

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[By Araceli Jaime | 20 Nov 2008 | 6 Comments | 301 views]
Jhalak Snapshots

Relive Jhalak through our exclusive snapshots!

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[By Sanjay Tourani | 19 Nov 2008 | 6 Comments | 179 views]
Rampant India on the Rise

Indian cricket has never been in better health

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[By Shreya Krishnan | 19 Nov 2008 | One Comment | 147 views]
Dr. Biju Mathew: An Interview

On October 30th, Nazar hosted its first event in the form of a talk on immigrant labor in global cities, presented by Dr. Biju Mathew. Just before his highly successful lecture that evening, writers Shreya Krishnan and Mrinalini Ranjan spoke to Dr. Mathew about his ideas and experiences.

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[By Sumita Sami | 19 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | 135 views]
Yuvvraaj: A (Disappointed) Music Review

When I realized I would, yet again, be writing an A. R. Rahman review, I asked myself if I shouldn’t just give up and stop imposing my ridiculous standards on the poor man. Contrary to popular belief, he is only mortal. Yuvvraaj’s trailers seem to advertise a half-baked Euro-Indian romance replete with chandelier concert halls, …

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[By Ravi Sunkara | 19 Nov 2008 | 3 Comments | 125 views]
The Indian Disease

When it came down to the wire, the investment-hungry politician and the investment-offering businessman weren’t able to overcome one thing: Indian politics.

Religion & Culture »

[By Niyantha Shekar | 19 Nov 2008 | 10 Comments | 235 views]
The Key

It’s been more than a year since the last time I was in Chennai, India. I knew that I would miss home, friends and the city itself. It somehow never struck me that I would miss Tamil.

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[By Sumita Sami | 19 Nov 2008 | 22 Comments | 703 views]
Jhalak 2008

Looking around at the large crowd, I realized that if the ICA’s aim was to spread awareness about Indian culture to non-Indians, then they had certainly made some progress. There were a considerable number of non-Indians in the crowd, including a former professor of mine.

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[By Mohit Joshipura | 19 Nov 2008 | 5 Comments | 149 views]
My Quintessential Champion

Kumble was special because everyone could relate to him.

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[By Pragya Bhagat | 18 Nov 2008 | 5 Comments | 145 views]
The Inhuman Element

Dow’s Human Element campaign manages to convince society that the company has a conscience…I beg to differ.