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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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How Falluja fell off the mapSubscriber Only
November 17, 2004 00:00 IST
Nineteen months after they pulled down Saddam Hussein’s statue in Firdaus Square and eleven months after they pulled Saddam Hussein him...
Wed, Nov 17, 2004Mishun Akumlished: My new resolushionsSubscriber Only
November 07, 2004 00:00 IST
As you folks know, the American peepul (minus skum like Gays, Atheests and Liburals) voted me back as president of the greatist kuntry in th...
Sun, Nov 07, 2004I’ve seen the future. It looks like the pastSubscriber Only
October 24, 2004 00:00 IST
Funny, isn’t it, how every political development of the past few days brings with it that unmistakable whiff of rotting fish? Now don&#...
Sun, Oct 24, 2004Maharashtra or maha farce?Subscriber Only
October 14, 2004 00:00 IST
Yesterday, Maharashtra went to the polls and its voters had to press the little button of democracy in support of one of two broad fronts: C...
Thu, Oct 14, 2004Sachin’s elbow and other curiositiesSubscriber Only
October 11, 2004 00:00 IST
At a time when elections are once again in the air—from Chiplun and Madhepura to Chicago and Massachusetts—here are a few general ...
Mon, Oct 11, 2004Storm alert: Hurricanes Uma, Sushma ragingSubscriber Only
September 26, 2004 00:00 IST
It's a kahani, ghar, ghar ki, a story of every home: two precocious siblings vying for some face time with daddy and for general attention f...
Sun, Sep 26, 2004The beti-maru mindsetSubscriber Only
September 15, 2004 00:00 IST
The BJP is planning to make their reading of the latest census figures a “national” issue. But if the party could only go beyond t...
Wed, Sep 15, 2004I am Bill’s heartSubscriber Only
September 12, 2004 00:00 IST
Hi there. Yeah, I am the very same four-chambered organ whose state of health had the world in a nervous twitch all of last week. They disco...
Sun, Sep 12, 2004Don’t knock Opp, it’s going great gunsSubscriber Only
August 29, 2004 00:00 IST
Don't know why everyone is banging on and on about the irresponsible and unruly behaviour of those who jointly constitute the Opposition. Th...
Sun, Aug 29, 2004Reading the riot actSubscriber Only
August 27, 2004 00:00 IST
The voices from the Gujarat abyss are breaking out. They provide valuable clues as to how a situation developed which saw the violation of e...
Fri, Aug 27, 2004I-Day musings: 5 things I like about UsSubscriber Only
August 15, 2004 00:00 IST
And to think, same time 57 years ago, Nehru had just finished telling us about our tryst with destiny. It still gives me goose bumps that sp...
Sun, Aug 15, 2004Sweet ’n’ Soren momentsSubscriber Only
August 01, 2004 00:31 IST
Poor Shibu Soren. It is shameful how he has been treated for no fault of his. I mean, can’t a man commit a few inappropriate and indisc...
Sun, Aug 01, 2004Woman, invisibleSubscriber Only
July 26, 2004 00:00 IST
Moments that hold the potential for social change often remain unnoticed because national obsessions lie elsewhere. Yet, today, there are si...
Mon, Jul 26, 2004Hail the BJP’s foot-soldiersSubscriber Only
July 18, 2004 00:23 IST
You can tell a BJP MP these days by his/her feet. So swollen have they become with those walkout sessions in Parliament that the party has n...
Sun, Jul 18, 2004Prime Minister’s Finance MinisterSubscriber Only
July 04, 2004 00:00 IST
The pleasing aroma of phulkas, gently heaving on the tawa, emanated from the living quarters of 7, Race Course Road. It was a signal that th...
Sun, Jul 04, 2004The future in a plate of riceSubscriber Only
June 22, 2004 00:00 IST
If there is just one measure that the Manmohan Singh government can claim success in having implemented, it would have wrested for itself a ...
Tue, Jun 22, 2004Pusings (poetic musings) From ManaliSubscriber Only
June 20, 2004 00:50 IST
There was always something in the cool, salubrious breezes of Manali, That brings out the great poet in our former prime minister, Atal Bi...
Sun, Jun 20, 2004I swear I’m reading <i>The Discovery of India</i>Subscriber Only
June 06, 2004 00:00 IST
You may be under the mistaken impression that a new government is quickly voted in and quietly gets on with its job of guiding India to even...
Sun, Jun 06, 2004A guided tour of our politics (in May)Subscriber Only
May 23, 2004 00:00 IST
If you happened to be a Martian visiting India last week, with an inclination toward acquiring an insight into Indian politics, you may have...
Sun, May 23, 2004The idea of Sonia Gandhi as PMSubscriber Only
May 19, 2004 00:00 IST
I cannot address her as Madam Prime Minister — Sushma SwarajIn Delhi, the future is sometimes a poster on a wall. On November 20, 1997,...
Wed, May 19, 2004Political forecasts (without breaks)Subscriber Only
May 09, 2004 00:00 IST
I know there are many who would appear to be infinitely better at political forecasting than I am. Take Prannoy Roy, for instance. As a psep...
Sun, May 09, 2004Alternate jobs for <i>netas</i>Subscriber Only
April 25, 2004 00:00 IST
Must say, I’m rather enjoying this moment when the nation’s fate hangs in the balance, with its future locked up in Electronic Vot...
Sun, Apr 25, 2004The poverty of election chatterSubscriber Only
April 16, 2004 00:00 IST
In Lucknow, on Monday, the poor got Andy Warhol’s 15 minutes of fame. In an election of careful imaging, one in which everything was be...
Fri, Apr 16, 2004Ready for this game of Poll-O?Subscriber Only
April 11, 2004 00:00 IST
So here are a few quick observations on the poll-o season that has already shaken and stirred some 675 million voters from their summer stup...
Sun, Apr 11, 2004Welcome the men in white kurtas, yo!Subscriber Only
March 28, 2004 00:00 IST
A song for our times that should be sung in tune with Will Smith’s ‘Men in Black’....Here they come, the Men in White Kurte,I...
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