The Year of Ludicre
What precisely is the difference between ridiculous and ludicrous? With their inter-changeable syllables they even sound like each other. Philology is not very helpful. One word has a root, ridicule; but there is More...
Goodbye, Sir!
Every childhood hero takes away a little bit of one’s life along with him when he dies. Shammi Kapoor filled those wondrously difficult years when laughter and optimism were the only pathfinders from an unknown More...
Now, freedom from some Indians please
Indian Flag | Illustration: Prince Pal We lost the central hinge of the plot on 15 August 1947. We thought that raising the tricolour over Edwina and Lord Louis Mountbatten’s palace marked the end of the More...
So shall we blame the tory policies?
The outburst in British towns is mainly manifestation of the frustration of the urban poor, who essentially belong to the Labour Party philosophy. All TV channels were showing heart-breaking news clips. London More...
Mark this Antony
Column by M.J. Akbar - Unqualified, unmitigated congratulations to All India Radio. The government’s official broadcaster was not fooled by a mere communiqué from the All India Congress Committee, even when More...
Dream come true, or perhaps not
Column M.J. Akbar - The little patch of London I encounter is watching cricket and talking Rupert Murdoch. The colour of language matches the English sky; grey, rather than black and white. Media is not devil-black, More...
