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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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A year of survivingSubscriber Only
May 30, 2010 01:56 IST
When French diplomat Talleyrand was asked what he had accomplished during the French Revolution,he replied,I survived.
Sun, May 30, 2010The raging battleSubscriber Only
May 23, 2010 02:25 IST
The story of the Mahabharata is,at one level,about a war between two branches of the Kuru family....
Sun, May 23, 2010Two to TangoSubscriber Only
May 16, 2010 02:47 IST
The five days after polls closed on May 6 in the UK proved to be not only exciting but also quite revolutionary....
Sun, May 16, 2010Small changeSubscriber Only
May 09, 2010 21:24 IST
This was supposed to be an election about change. The Conservatives said they would be a change from the 13 years of Labour Government.
Sun, May 09, 2010After decades,UK looks at coalition: Cameron makes Clegg an offerSubscriber Only
May 08, 2010 23:20 IST
The verdict of the poll on May 6 has been indecisive but still dramatic. British political life has just become a three-horse race,with the third party...
Sat, May 08, 2010
Playing today,A Cliffhanger in BlightySubscriber Only
May 06, 2010 01:58 IST
It has been an exhausting campaign,though it has lasted officially only for four weeks.
Thu, May 06, 2010The mother of all electionsSubscriber Only
May 02, 2010 02:30 IST
Britain claims to have the Mother of all Parliaments. Now the nation is engaged in an election campaign,which is proving to be as new as anything....
Sun, May 02, 2010Politics in commandSubscriber Only
April 25, 2010 01:58 IST
Last Friday was Shakespeares birthday and events in India made me think of his history plays where intrigue,power play and even murder are rife....
Sun, Apr 25, 2010A tragedy and a farceSubscriber Only
April 18, 2010 02:19 IST
I was in Delhi last month when the bids for the new IPL franchises were announced....
Sun, Apr 18, 2010The buck stops with the nationSubscriber Only
April 11, 2010 02:21 IST
When Edmund Burke wrote his Reflections on the Revolution in France defending the ancient regime,Tom Paine remarked,He pities the plumage but forgets the dying bird.
Sun, Apr 11, 2010The tightest race in decadesSubscriber Only
April 08, 2010 02:25 IST
A Westminster-eye view of whats at stake in Britain....
Thu, Apr 08, 2010Keep it localSubscriber Only
March 28, 2010 02:28 IST
Two of the worst legacies of British Rule are over-centralisation of power and the idea that uniformity means equality....
Sun, Mar 28, 2010The Great DivideSubscriber Only
March 14, 2010 02:26 IST
The passage of the Womens Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha is historic for many reasons....
Sun, Mar 14, 2010Remembering socialismSubscriber Only
March 07, 2010 02:37 IST
The death of former British Labour leader Michael Foot at the age of 96 is a historic event in many ways....
Sun, Mar 07, 2010The helpful OppositionSubscriber Only
February 28, 2010 02:08 IST
There is a well-known quip in the House of Commons. A newly arriving MP is shown where different parties sit....
Sun, Feb 28, 2010The Mayawati-Rahul revolutionSubscriber Only
February 21, 2010 02:37 IST
Three years ago,the map of Indian politics looked very different from what it does now. The UPA was beginning to get into trouble with its allies over the nuclear...
Sun, Feb 21, 2010An injured politySubscriber Only
February 14, 2010 03:06 IST
It is welcome news that there is some movement on the India-Pakistan talks issue. There is also the prospect of SAARC meeting up quite soon....
Sun, Feb 14, 2010Has the Sena failed the Marathi manoos?Subscriber Only
February 07, 2010 01:26 IST
Dilip Chitre who died recently at the age of 70 was a genius. He was a distinguished Marathi and English poet,critic and translator,filmmaker and my friend.
Sun, Feb 07, 2010When wars endSubscriber Only
January 31, 2010 01:59 IST
Was Abraham Lincoln a war criminal? He took the US or at least its northern states to a war with the south,which resulted in the largest loss of lives in that nations history.....
Sun, Jan 31, 2010Attacks on Indians: Australians cricket craze?Subscriber Only
January 24, 2010 02:15 IST
In 1930,England got its first taste of what Donald Bradman could be like and his score in the Test series at 900-plus still stands as a record.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010The Diaspora ConstituencySubscriber Only
January 17, 2010 02:05 IST
The Prime Minister has a way of launching initiatives in the quietest way possible. Last year at a conference of specialists on federalism he asked if we need a new coalition dharma....
Sun, Jan 17, 2010Comrade DemocratSubscriber Only
January 10, 2010 03:14 IST
DEMOCRACY and communism share an uneasy relationship. In the Soviet Union,the Bolsheviks came to power temporarily when they got a majority in the Petersburg Soviet in October 1917....
Sun, Jan 10, 2010The year the world changedSubscriber Only
January 03, 2010 02:52 IST
This was the year the world finally changed. You may not think it haswhat with prices so being high,the Telangana riots and the Ruchika Girhotra case....
Sun, Jan 03, 2010Tackling TelanganaSubscriber Only
December 27, 2009 03:06 IST
The Telangana situation has deteriorated even faster since Home Minister P Chidambaram announced the Centres willingness to grant the demand just a fortnight ago....
Sun, Dec 27, 2009A benign neglectSubscriber Only
December 20, 2009 03:08 IST
There was a lot of fuss about the first 100 days of UPA-2. Now,its 200 days have come and gone and no one has noticed....
Sun, Dec 20, 2009Journalism of Courage
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