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In India today, the urban is the new political โ€” as an idea, beyond the citySubscriber Only

January 29,2026 07:24:45 AM

It is not only its substantial size that gives the urban population an increasing influence in the national scenario. It is the adoption of the urban as an ideal that gives the city its surging power

Thu, Jan 29, 2026
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In Mumbai, a corner for the life of the mindSubscriber Only

November 20,2025 06:36:13 AM

The Asiatic Societyโ€™s neglect by the city is evident in the inattention to staff complaints of delayed dues and to disrepair

Thu, Nov 20, 2025
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โ€˜Rocket Boysโ€™ gets Vikram Sarabhai wrongSubscriber Only

March 02,2022 03:00:52 AM

Amrita Shah writes: The show distorts history, giving Indiaโ€™s space pioneer a bad name

Wed, Mar 02, 2022
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The ground beneath their feetSubscriber Only

October 31,2021 06:10:41 AM

In a long history of migrants, indentured or willing, like the Gujaratis of South Africa, the quest for home comes alive in the stories of ocean crossers, rebels and poets

Sun, Oct 31, 2021
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โ€˜Namaste Trumpโ€™ in Ahmedabad signalled a new politics, local and nationalSubscriber Only

February 25,2020 02:46:18 AM

At the Trump event, a line of camels was in place and at least one of the mounts was seen repeatedly mimicking a salaam like a dancing doll. So far, one has noticed a deliberate design in Modiโ€™s moves. What is not clear is who exactly is this elaborate spectacle designed for?

Wed, Feb 26, 2020
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Of a Port City Lost and Almost Found

February 03,2018 02:33:32 AM

The incredible story of how Surat lost stature in maritime trade and the intrepid Nawab who helped it wrest back some dignity

Sat, Feb 03, 2018
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The city that Ahmed built: Which version of Ahmedabad are we prepared to preserve?

July 23,2017 00:08:17 AM

The celebrations over the World Heritage Site tag for Ahmedabad begs the question: which version of its past are we prepared to preserve?

Mon, Jul 24, 2017
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Modi, in Rajiv Gandhiโ€™s mirrorSubscriber Only

July 09,2015 00:00:00 AM

A look at their sudden ascent to power and their first years in office reveals surprising correspondences.

Thu, Jul 09, 2015
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Seeing is believingSubscriber Only

April 18,2014 00:29:43 AM

Modi has positioned himself not just as a leader, but also as an object of mass consumption โ€” a strategy that speaks of our times.

Fri, Apr 18, 2014
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In the light of historySubscriber Only

August 25,2012 03:15:51 AM

Narendra Modiโ€™s majoritarian and exclusionist policies merely intensify a century-long tradition of elitist politics in Gujarat

Sat, Aug 25, 2012
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Exploring a CitySubscriber Only

March 19,2011 00:24:15 AM

A biography of the old,complex,controversial land,Ahmedabad.

Sat, Mar 19, 2011
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Mystique of MumbaiSubscriber Only

October 09,2010 03:33:52 AM

An evocative chronicle of the metropolis and its machinery of seduction

Sat, Oct 09, 2010
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Banning libertySubscriber Only

September 01,2009 16:29:33 PM

People in Gujarat have become so accustomed to bans,particularly on films dealing with communal violence that they assume such products have been banned even when they have in fact not been banned.

Tue, Sep 01, 2009
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Women In FilmSubscriber Only

August 24,2009 22:15:56 PM

When one thinks of the quintessential Hindi film heroine it is invariably someone of statuesque proportions and a certain melancholic beauty.

Mon, Aug 24, 2009
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Young,urban and mercilessSubscriber Only

August 09,2009 17:03:26 PM

Crimes by the young in our major metros are becoming increasingly common.

Sun, Aug 09, 2009
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Sach Ka SamnaSubscriber Only

August 01,2009 17:32:15 PM

Why would you participate in a show that threatens to reveal your secrets,embarrass you,hurt people close to you?

Sat, Aug 01, 2009

The Deluge and AfterSubscriber Only

August 01,2009 11:51:01 AM

Navigating history and geography,a response to the 2005 Mumbai floods

Sat, Aug 01, 2009
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Whatโ€™s worth the news?Subscriber Only

July 27,2009 15:43:59 PM

In my blog last week I wrote about the phenomenon of restaurants pushing feedback forms on diners.

Mon, Jul 27, 2009
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Rude FoodSubscriber Only

July 20,2009 12:19:35 PM

It used to be pesky salesmen on the phone but now they are pestering you at lunch.

Mon, Jul 20, 2009
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ProhibitionSubscriber Only

July 12,2009 18:08:52 PM

I was in Ahmedabad the day the hooch tragedy came to light. It started with a few deaths and then the numbers rose,rapidly.

Sun, Jul 12, 2009
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India Grows UpSubscriber Only

July 05,2009 12:21:11 PM

Some weeks ago,on a flight,I watched Milk,a film about the life of the American gay rights campaigner Harvey Milk. The film was about a remarkable man who fought for his beliefs with passion and joie de vivre and who died sadly young.

Sun, Jul 05, 2009
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Remember the Time?Subscriber Only

June 28,2009 16:02:08 PM

Weโ€™ve been hearing stories of Michael Jacksonโ€™s shady lifestyle for so long that we had almost forgotten what made him famous in the first place.

Sun, Jun 28, 2009
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The Power of A WomanSubscriber Only

June 20,2009 15:58:29 PM

Early last week,the media was full of images of a faceless domestic servant who had caused a celebrated Bollywood actor to be arrested on charges of rape.

Sat, Jun 20, 2009
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Guardian BeesSubscriber Only

June 06,2009 11:02:23 AM

Imagine the following scenario: you are travelling abroad. You check in and proceed for security check up inwardly groaning at the ordeal that awaits you.

Sat, Jun 06, 2009
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Man under house arrestSubscriber Only

May 31,2009 18:10:07 PM

In an influential essay Virginia Woolf once asked the reader to imagine what would have happened if Shakespeare had a sister.

Sun, May 31, 2009