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Vijay Singh
Singh is a journalist, writer and filmmaker living in Paris
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Raj Kapoor @ 100: The showman whose magic dazzles us through generationsSubscriber Only
December 15,2024 08:02:40 AM
Remembering the legendary Raj Kapoor on his centenary, what made him an awaara and why he felt the hardest thing to do in cinema was to make a good popular film.
Sun, Dec 15, 2024
Far-right National Rally lost the French elections — and emerged as its winnerSubscriber Only
July 20,2024 16:17:55 PM
Left or Centre-right, whoever comes to power will have to confront the reality that nearly 40 per cent of France, raised on slogans of liberté, equalité and fraternité, has voted for a xenophobic, racist and anti-semitic National Rally
Sat, Jul 20, 2024
From reality to dream and back, with Jean-Claude CarrièreSubscriber Only
March 05,2021 03:05:05 AM
Collaborator of cinematic geniuses like Luis Bunuel, Jacques Tati, Peter Brook and Abbas Kiarostami, the late screenwriter was a remarkable storyteller.
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
French state school today is an incarnation of its secular traditionSubscriber Only
November 07,2020 03:35:44 AM
The state school is the incarnation of France’s proud secularism. But the institution and the nation need to find a language that embraces all.
Sat, Nov 07, 2020
In Paris, an Indian filmmaker sees the lockdown bring fear, music and tragedySubscriber Only
May 10,2020 06:11:18 AM
In his lockdown diary, Vijay Singh notes his daily 8 pm ritual: applause for healthcare workers, as his penthouse neighbour plays music, as well as how the pandemic snatched away the life and dreams of a fellow Indian in Paris
Sun, May 10, 2020
Discovering the Indian soldiers in World War I who were cared for in FranceSubscriber Only
November 24,2019 06:01:18 AM
Between the hostess (French women) and the hosted (fatigued Indian soldiers) — both victims of the same solitude — relationships bloomed.
Sun, Nov 24, 2019
To target Romila Thapar is to target a new way of asking questions and writing historySubscriber Only
October 01,2019 03:30:46 AM
The truth is that, regardless of the governments in power, universities need academic freedom to flourish, they need fresh air.
Tue, Oct 01, 2019
Last wrangle in ParisSubscriber Only
May 06,2017 00:18:37 AM
Once upon a time, presidential candidates making election speeches spoke of lofty ideals, their vision of history and the world
Sat, May 06, 2017
Mandate for spin doctorsSubscriber Only
October 06,2004 02:29:29 AM
The mazdoor Shiv Sena leader from Central Mumbai’s Mazgaon constituency, Bala Nandgaonkar, was once a private security guard. He mingle...
Wed, Oct 06, 2004But in Mumbai, queues for Iraq jobs aren’t getting any shorterSubscriber Only
July 23,2004 02:05:20 AM
Despite the serious threat to life, numerous jobs-seekers in India are still trying to get placements in Iraq. Many of them make their way t...
Fri, Jul 23, 2004Squatters, leopards: Who’s straying?Subscriber Only
June 29,2004 01:42:17 AM
Jungle vs concrete jungle. This is the battle Mumbai’s losing; this year alone, 14 residents were prey to leopards forced to forage out...
Tue, Jun 29, 2004Wounded in Basra, no regrets: high risk means high perksSubscriber Only
May 06,2004 00:00:00 AM
The recent flurry of ‘‘statements of concern’’ from different branches of the Government over the presence of Indians wo...
Thu, May 06, 2004Last camp in a lost worldSubscriber Only
March 22,2004 00:00:00 AM
Eighty five-year-old tribal, Batu Narbaji, is a little surprised to see two strangers from Mumbai in his village, Bharad, by the banks of th...
Mon, Mar 22, 2004IIT-Bombay to raise Rs 15 lakh for Dubey familySubscriber Only
January 15,2004 00:00:00 AM
Satyendra Kumar Dubey — an engineer with the golden-quadrilateral highway project — couldn’t have been bought over if the wor...
Thu, Jan 15, 2004Thank Telgi for that long queueSubscriber Only
January 13,2004 00:00:00 AM
The wait to buy stamp paper is cruelly long for 76-year-old M.K. Trivedi at the General Stamp Paper Office here.For hours, a long line of pe...
Tue, Jan 13, 2004In Mumbai cerebral corner, love for wild cat at its bestSubscriber Only
November 27,2003 00:00:00 AM
It's killed 11 Mumbai residents swiftly and silently in 23 attacks this year. Awed, but not shocked, some of Mumbai’s best student brai...
Thu, Nov 27, 2003Preliminary probe blames brake failureSubscriber Only
October 20,2003 00:00:00 AM
A preliminary probe into an incident at Mumbai airport in which an Indian Airlines (IA) plane entered a runway at the same time as an Air Sa...
Mon, Oct 20, 2003Leopards cross over from park to urban jungleSubscriber Only
October 15,2003 00:00:00 AM
All of last fortnight, residents say, stray dogs in the upmarket north-east suburb of Powai behaved in a strange manner. Numbering over 30, ...
Wed, Oct 15, 2003Did pilot avert collision?Subscriber Only
October 07,2003 00:00:00 AM
It was announced as a routine ‘‘technical snag’’, which somehow made an Indian Airlines plane go off the runway at Mumba...
Tue, Oct 07, 2003Tourism in time of terror: India in Top TenSubscriber Only
September 29,2003 00:00:00 AM
First, the jocular travellers’ tale: tourism in India took a nosedive as globe-trotters covered their noses because of the SARS scare a...
Mon, Sep 29, 2003He sells sea shells out of museumSubscriber Only
September 24,2003 00:00:00 AM
This little private marine museum tucked away in a corner of Diu used to be known for its collection of corals and rare sea shells. Last wee...
Wed, Sep 24, 2003Net bugs now head for your mobilesSubscriber Only
September 18,2003 00:00:00 AM
They aren’t here yet, but computer experts have warned that Internet viruses and worms are heading for your cellphone. ‘‘We s...
Thu, Sep 18, 2003New rules in cyber cafes after blastsSubscriber Only
August 29,2003 00:00:00 AM
There's a tussle at the entrance of most cyber cafes lately. Beena Nair, an executive, was in for an unpleasant surprise yesterday evening w...
Fri, Aug 29, 2003At cops’ hunting ground, long waitSubscriber Only
August 28,2003 00:00:00 AM
Around 70 km out of Mumbai, on the Nashik highway, most residents of this village need not have to be told that they have to come home early...
Thu, Aug 28, 2003Name gets band out of I-Day concertSubscriber Only
August 16,2003 00:00:00 AM
A rock music band named ‘‘Moist Vagina’’ but later renamed ‘‘Chaos Theory’’ has been debarred from p...
Sat, Aug 16, 2003
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