Anand Vardhan

When orchestra became ‘Arkestra’

When orchestra became ‘Arkestra’

A look at the democratisation of cheap thrills in the hinterland Amid the cheering arkestra crowd, you often come across…

March 14, 2019

Adios gambhir!

Even in the most glorious moments of Gautam Gambhir’s 15-year career, the vicarious sense of being deprived never left his…

December 6, 2018

The master of spin speaks

Shane Warne’s autobiography is a delight for cricket lovers On a January night during the 11 pm slot in 1992,…

November 29, 2018

Banter on the ghats

If Chhath is the most visible unifier in Bihar, Sharda Sinha is its voice In November 2016, the white collar…

November 15, 2018

Skimming the surface

Shashi Tharoor’s book takes too many polemical detours to serve as an authentic account of Narendra Modi’s tenure as Prime…

November 5, 2018

Is life so cheap?

The Amritsar train tragedy can be seen as the manifestation of the insignificance of human life in India’s public spaces.…

October 25, 2018

Nuisance value

Lucknow, A city known for its etiquette, is also the producer of brattish sons of politicians who keep a gun…

November 29, 2018

‘Patna Blues’ lets you down

The life of those who don’t make the cut should be a genre in itself Some 40 pages into Abdullah…

October 4, 2018

Man of the Middle Ground

It was in February 1999 that I first saw and heard Atal Bihari Vajpayee in person. I was an undergraduate…

August 17, 2018