Madhavrao Scindia, like his father, held a liberal, tolerant, catholic view of cultures and people. For Outlook | October 15, 2001...

It was absurd to give MPs a salary of Rs 400 per month in 1954. Were they expected to live on air? For Outlook | September 1, 2001 Under...

She was hope for women down there. Her death symbolises victory for oppression. For Outlook | August 13, 2001 Phoolan Devi is dead....

Lives of an inimitable people, documented in inimitable Khushwant style For Outlook | June 25, 2001 If I am not mistaken, Khushwant and...

For The Hindustan Times Magazine | July 13, 1980 The qualities claimed for the former Indian Civil Service – the rule of law, a sense...

Published on March 9, 1979 My grandfather loved “datuns”. Along with sugarcane chewing, they were the best recipe for strong sparkling...

Published on February 26, 1978 A Delhi newspaper earlier this month carried two innocent looking news items behind which lies a much...

For The Tribune | January 29, 1978 Delhi is full of marvellous names: Maharani Bagh, Sunehri Bagh, Punjabi Bagh, Gulmohar Park, Green...

For The Sunday Tribune [Magazine Section] | December 19, 1976 The Anglo-Sikh wars were the last campaigns fought by the British in India....

For Shankar’s Weekly | September 2, 1973 The dramatic break-through, achieved recently by our rainologists (rain makers) has created a...

By M.S. Gill, Secretary, National Co-operative Development Corporation For Hindustan Times Weekly | July 22, 1973 During the last 70...