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Meghnad Desai
Meghnad Desai loves to cook, watch and write about old Bollywood movies and shuttles between London, Delhi and Goa. He pursues controversies on economics, history and anything else which catches his attention. He is also a British parliamentarian sitting in the House of Lords. He has written over 25 books, over 200 articles in learned journals and hundreds of newspaper columns in UK and India.
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Diwali DoubtsSubscriber Only
October 30, 2011 03:24 IST
It was Diwali last year when Barack Obama was taking his leave of his Indian hosts.
Sun, Oct 30, 2011The party is overSubscriber Only
October 23, 2011 01:49 IST
The Left of the political spectrum has not had so much excitement in years
Sun, Oct 23, 2011Time for a rethinkSubscriber Only
October 16, 2011 01:12 IST
Pandit Nehru tried to retire after twelve years as PM when he was nearing seventy.
Sun, Oct 16, 2011Who Are Indias Friends?Subscriber Only
October 09, 2011 02:01 IST
Twins can be very close either as friends or as enemies.
Sun, Oct 09, 2011Gandhi Nehru ZindabadSubscriber Only
October 02, 2011 02:46 IST
It is a day for hypocrisy and hyperbole. Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 brings out the worst among us.
Sun, Oct 02, 2011Not So FastSubscriber Only
September 25, 2011 03:40 IST
Did the wrong BJP leader go on fast?
Sun, Sep 25, 2011Wrath YatraSubscriber Only
September 18, 2011 01:55 IST
Nostalgia is a wonderful thing. We all love to linger on our past triumphs and wish we could wish the passage of time away and be young again.
Sun, Sep 18, 2011Things Fall ApartSubscriber Only
September 11, 2011 03:58 IST
The world ends not with a bang but with a whimper. Of course,the bang has to come first
Sun, Sep 11, 2011Waiting for G2Subscriber Only
September 04, 2011 01:19 IST
After a rare day of good behaviour on Saturday,August 27,Parliament went back to its usual dysfunctional mode.
Sun, Sep 04, 2011High NoonSubscriber Only
August 28, 2011 01:32 IST
Imagine a clear pool of water. Someone adds a virus which pollutes just about one per cent of the pool.
Sun, Aug 28, 2011The Elephant and the MouseSubscriber Only
August 21, 2011 00:44 IST
The Elephant was the King of the jungle. He was fifteen feet tall and weighed one ton.
Sun, Aug 21, 2011London burningSubscriber Only
August 14, 2011 00:17 IST
The scenes in Londons many boroughs are as harrowing as they are surprising.
Sun, Aug 14, 2011Delicate mattersSubscriber Only
August 07, 2011 01:11 IST
First of all,we all have to wish Sonia Gandhi a speedy and healthy recovery.
Sun, Aug 07, 2011Intolerance of differenceSubscriber Only
July 31, 2011 00:39 IST
There are parallels to what Anders Behring Breivik did in Norway.
Sun, Jul 31, 2011A perfect firestormSubscriber Only
July 24, 2011 00:21 IST
Harold Macmillan,British Prime Minister,was asked what he feared most during his time in office.
Sun, Jul 24, 2011Bloody DisgraceSubscriber Only
July 17, 2011 00:05 IST
Here we go again; first 26/11 and now 13/7.
Sun, Jul 17, 2011The unknown VivekanandaSubscriber Only
July 10, 2011 01:15 IST
Having just celebrated Tagores 150th birth anniversary,we now have Swami Vivekanandas to celebrate.
Sun, Jul 10, 2011Losing the leadSubscriber Only
July 03, 2011 00:54 IST
Wen Jiabao was in London last week and he scolded the British Prime Minister,saying he should not lecture his guest on human rights.
Sun, Jul 03, 2011What mattersSubscriber Only
June 26, 2011 03:05 IST
Not all fasts are effective or even morally correct.
Sun, Jun 26, 2011Irrelevance of secularismSubscriber Only
June 19, 2011 02:15 IST
Turkey has played a crucial role in Indias history; indeed,it is central to the partition of India and the subsequent adoption of secularism by India.
Sun, Jun 19, 2011Hyperbole and HypocrisySubscriber Only
June 12, 2011 03:31 IST
Truth,they say,is the first casualty of war.
Sun, Jun 12, 2011The centre cannot holdSubscriber Only
June 05, 2011 03:34 IST
In 1970,when Edward Heath was running against Harold Wilson,the incumbent Prime Minister,he promised to cut inflation at a stroke.
Sun, Jun 05, 2011The tectonic shiftSubscriber Only
May 29, 2011 03:19 IST
Napoleon was looking at a map of the world and remarked Oh China! There is a sleeping giant. Let it sleep.
Sun, May 29, 2011Democratic StalinismSubscriber Only
May 22, 2011 01:25 IST
That is not the way Communist parties work.
Sun, May 22, 2011Same differenceSubscriber Only
May 15, 2011 01:27 IST
China has been a united country with a single central authority throughout its history, with short periods of regional resurgence.
Sun, May 15, 2011Journalism of Courage
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