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Pamela Philipose
The writer is senior fellow at the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Delhi, researching media issues express@expressindia.com
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All on the HouseSubscriber Only
August 09, 1998 00:00 IST
There may have been some amongst us who laughed bitterly when informed that our MPs have just awarded themselves a 166-per cent increase ...
Sun, Aug 09, 1998Stilettoes and tomato soupSubscriber Only
August 02, 1998 00:00 IST
10, Janpath,July 30, 1998Mamma mia, Where? Dove? Where do I begin, mamma? Too many things are happening to tua figilia Sonia, that we rea...
Sun, Aug 02, 1998The art of river raftingSubscriber Only
July 26, 1998 00:00 IST
Have you noticed how the best river rafters in this country are our politicians. Give them a river and they will float down it until it b...
Sun, Jul 26, 1998In Uttaranchal, it’s history vs geographySubscriber Only
July 20, 1998 00:00 IST
NAINITAL, July 19: Uttaranchal is a bit like the mountains in this season of mists and rain. Sometimes you see it, sometimes it remains h...
Mon, Jul 20, 1998Green, green card of homeSubscriber Only
July 19, 1998 00:00 IST
Be a patriot, become an NRI. Nothing seems to deepen the love and honour that one has for this country as does the acquisition of the Gre...
Sun, Jul 19, 1998"This will be a bloody encounter, a battle of the hills vs plains"Subscriber Only
July 18, 1998 00:00 IST
RUDRAPUR, July 17: The mountains are never very far from Uttar Pradesh's terai. Look up from the jade green paddies and sugarcane fields ...
Sat, Jul 18, 1998Jaya, Jaya, hai!Subscriber Only
July 05, 1998 00:00 IST
In this country of 9,50,0000 people, there at least 9,49,9999 people (every citizen apart from Jayalalitha herself, of course) who are anxio...
Sun, Jul 05, 1998Punishment becomes crimeSubscriber Only
June 18, 1998 00:00 IST
Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Republic, in the forgotten corners of dusty police stations, lathi and roller continue to make harsh contact wit...
Thu, Jun 18, 1998FIFA-fo-fumSubscriber Only
June 14, 1998 00:00 IST
In the bad old days when civilisation had not yet visited the Danes, they tended to gather in hordes and do battle with their neighbouring k...
Sun, Jun 14, 1998She needs care, plain humanitySubscriber Only
June 07, 1998 00:00 IST
JAIPUR, June 6: Graffiti painted in white on the walls of Jaipur's railway station provide an ironic comment on the J C Bose Hostel gangrape...
Sun, Jun 07, 1998Limited overs matchSubscriber Only
June 07, 1998 00:00 IST
In the glorious tradition of subcontinental cricket, a special two-nation encounter has been organised between India and Pakistan. It is spo...
Sun, Jun 07, 1998"They were like ants descending on sweets…my feelings mattered"Subscriber Only
June 06, 1998 00:00 IST
JAIPUR, June 5: The local newspapers call her the ``J C Bose hostel gang-rape case victim''. They have no qualms about speculating on her ``...
Sat, Jun 06, 1998Cola as karmaSubscriber Only
May 03, 1998 00:00 IST
This, of course, is just a hunch, but if the cola czars could have it their way, they would reinvent the human body and create a being, comp...
Sun, May 03, 1998Measuring life in pegsSubscriber Only
April 24, 1998 00:00 IST
Public euphoria is often a false measure of social well-being. The celebratory postures of society's more articulate sections can hide the t...
Fri, Apr 24, 1998`South Asia can replace China in time’Subscriber Only
April 04, 1998 00:00 IST
South Asia, as Dr Mahbub ul Haq never tires of reminding us, is the poorest, the most illiterate, the most malnourished and the least gender...
Sat, Apr 04, 1998Predictably unpredictableSubscriber Only
March 20, 1998 00:00 IST
In moments when variegated political forces are pitted against each other, and structures of political governance seem to rest on quicksand,...
Fri, Mar 20, 1998Muslims will not be fooled by false promises any moreSubscriber Only
January 30, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, Jan 29: The 1996 Lok Sabha elections saw Muslims anxious to hurt the Congress, but afraid to wound it grievously.In at least 10 o...
Fri, Jan 30, 1998Time for Muslims to help the party. Which party?Subscriber Only
January 29, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, January 28: Inside Delhi's Walled City, Id shoppers jostle for space on overflowing sidewalks, buying garments, greeting cards an...
Thu, Jan 29, 1998Lord Clive’s descendant battles for invalidsSubscriber Only
January 25, 1998 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, January 24: The great-great-great-great grandchild of Robert Clive - yes, the very same man who defeated French General Dupleix a...
Sun, Jan 25, 1998Experiments with truth on stage reveal Gandhi as father of his sonSubscriber Only
December 25, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, December 24: The play may have been on Gandhi but no one was wearing khadi for sure. Silks, fine suitings and Fifth Avenue perfu...
Thu, Dec 25, 1997Anything to declare?Subscriber Only
December 21, 1997 00:00 IST
Actress Simi Garewal knows how to ask the right question on TV. Last week, she turned to Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, whom she wa...
Sun, Dec 21, 1997"Arafat is not a man of vision"Subscriber Only
December 18, 1997 00:00 IST
There is a courage that marks Edward W. Said, 62. His long and intractable battle for the Palestinian cause invited all manner of verbal an...
Thu, Dec 18, 1997UF Govt’s Common Minimum PerformanceSubscriber Only
December 07, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, DEC 6: Could do better. This expression, favoured by many school teachers, should find a place in a report card on the United Fr...
Sun, Dec 07, 1997Ballot for ballotSubscriber Only
December 07, 1997 00:00 IST
If the climate change wallah at Kyoto were monitoring the hot air levels over the Capital during the last few weeks they would have been wo...
Sun, Dec 07, 1997Life not so green for workers of closed Delhi millsSubscriber Only
December 02, 1997 00:00 IST
NEW DELHI, DEC 1:Even as India's most powerful men fight for political office in the Capital, another group gathers outside the silent port...
Tue, Dec 02, 1997
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