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Dilip Bobb
Dilip Bobb is Group Editor, Features & Special Projects. Before joining the Indian Express, he had a long stint with India Today news magazine, being a key member of the launch team. He has covered politics, foreign affairs, defence and current events, among other topics, but also established the magazine's stylebook. His assignments have taken him to war zones like Afghanistan and Tamil Tiger-held Sri Lanka apart from covering two Olympic Games and important domestic events, from the Emergency to the Shah Commission and the assassination of Indira Gandhi, as well as historic turning points like Rajiv Gandhi's visit to China. In between, there were pleasant diversions into Bollywood and haute cuisine and haute couture, but its the journalistic hotspots that remain defining moments. Currently assigned to another hotspot, the features pages at the Financial Express.
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New Year resolutionsSubscriber Only
January 05, 2014 04:02 IST
Individuals and issues that are making and shaking news.
Thu, Jan 09, 2014The People of the YearSubscriber Only
December 29, 2013 05:40 IST
PM Manmohan Singh's only lasting legacy in 2013 was to add to the collection of sardarji jokes.
Thu, Jan 09, 2014Jingle bells at the Cash RegisterSubscriber Only
December 25, 2013 05:54 IST
A lighter look at Christmas and all the trimmings
Wed, Dec 25, 2013
Individuals and issues that are making and shaking newsSubscriber Only
December 22, 2013 00:10 IST
It is a situation tailor-maid for anger and overheated rhetoric.
Fri, Jan 10, 2014Unnatural ordersSubscriber Only
December 15, 2013 05:42 IST
A safe distance is maintained and people usually mind their pees and queues.
Sun, Dec 15, 2013Step on the GasSubscriber Only
December 14, 2013 03:55 IST
The drivers bible for holidays on wheels.
Sat, Dec 14, 2013Flip side: Santa and BanterSubscriber Only
December 08, 2013 23:56 IST
It doesnt look like broom will be a clean sweep for AAP in Delhi,but the humble broom has become fashionable again.
Sun, Dec 08, 2013The Song of PrufrockSubscriber Only
December 01, 2013 05:30 IST
Individuals and issues that are making and faking news.
Sun, Dec 01, 2013A promise of paradiseSubscriber Only
November 24, 2013 01:44 IST
Election time is all about dreaming big,for the voter,that is. Free TVs,laptops,washing machines,pledges to make everyone a millionaire,make India a superpower,transform the country and the countryside into a land of milk and honey,change slums into a paradise,a roof over every head,a ceiling on taxes,water in taps,electricity to light up lives and food in every distended belly. India will look,as the Micromax tagline says,nothing like anything. Heres how,and where.
Sun, Nov 24, 2013Retirement bluesSubscriber Only
November 17, 2013 23:57 IST
Most people who retire struggle with retirement blues,or greys,since that is the predominant shade on their heads.
Sun, Nov 17, 2013The most irritating sights and soundsSubscriber Only
November 10, 2013 05:03 IST
Individuals and issues that are making and faking news.
Sun, Nov 10, 2013No Place Like HomeSubscriber Only
November 09, 2013 00:50 IST
A debut writer captures the immigrants longing.
Sat, Nov 09, 2013Flip side: Individuals and issues that are making and faking newsSubscriber Only
November 03, 2013 03:23 IST
This year,Diwali has been all about symbolism,be it denoting politics or cricket.
Sun, Nov 03, 2013The Shadow of HistorySubscriber Only
November 02, 2013 05:52 IST
Imagination and reality mesh together in Fatima Bhuttos first novel.
Sat, Nov 02, 2013Up the down staircaseSubscriber Only
October 27, 2013 04:28 IST
The state of the Indian economy has given employment to a host of people.
Sun, Oct 27, 2013The screening processSubscriber Only
October 20, 2013 04:16 IST
Their screening process is vigorous and painstaking,much like the CBI questioning an industrialist.
Sun, Oct 20, 2013Batman ForeverSubscriber Only
October 13, 2013 00:54 IST
Sachin Tendulkar was always the retiring sort,but now that it's official,its time to take stock of how his stock has flourished for 24 years.
Sun, Oct 13, 2013The Festival FrenzySubscriber Only
October 06, 2013 00:24 IST
From now till Diwali,it will be a riot (sic) of music and masti,feasting and fasting,gifting and getting,flush (cards,not toilets) and flash,praying and partying.
Sun, Oct 06, 2013Dialogue of the DeafSubscriber Only
September 29, 2013 03:53 IST
The Indo-Pak relationship is defined by a history that casts a long shadow over the future.
Sun, Sep 29, 2013Political alphabet primerSubscriber Only
September 22, 2013 03:49 IST
The Congress was quick to respond,adding F for fake encounter and G for genocide.
Sun, Sep 22, 2013The meet of the matterSubscriber Only
September 15, 2013 00:30 IST
Two historic events took place on Friday the 13th; one,the sentence on hanging in a Delhi courtroom,and second,the sentence in a Delhi conference room declaring Narendra Modi the BJPs PM candidate,which had been hanging for a while. L K Advani didnt show up but what if he had? Heres how the meeting of the Hindu Undivided Family (HUF) could have gone,which unmodified,reveals the real story behind the coronation.
Sun, Sep 15, 2013The Sarkar is an AssSubscriber Only
September 14, 2013 01:22 IST
A satire on Indias politics and society announces a brave new voice.
Sat, Sep 14, 2013Yoga Postures for Our TimesSubscriber Only
September 08, 2013 03:08 IST
From Hatha Yoga to Bikram Choudhurys Hot Yoga,the ancient discipline to balance the mind,body and soul and keep it well.
Sun, Sep 08, 2013A to Z of the Indian EconomySubscriber Only
September 01, 2013 03:11 IST
Challenged by the leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha to explain the current economic crisis,PM Manmohan Singh broke his vow of silence to say there was no need to panic. Similar words were uttered by the captain of the Titanic. For those who are economically challenged,a list of economic phrases to explain the present circumstances:
Sun, Sep 01, 2013Double meaningSubscriber Only
August 25, 2013 03:34 IST
In a time of tornado-like volatility in our politics and the economy,there is corresponding collateral damage to vocabulary.
Sun, Aug 25, 2013
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