The elusive palm leaf and an honourable draw
(First appeared in the Hindu Business Line, November 28th, 2013) There are at least three people assessing me as I enter a large veranda and take my seat, facing one…
Read more(First appeared in the Hindu Business Line, November 28th, 2013) There are at least three people assessing me as I enter a large veranda and take my seat, facing one…
Read more(A shorter version appeared in The New Indian Express, November 16, 2013) Arguably the greatest hoopster of all times, Michael Jordan retired twice, each time after taking his team to…
Read more(First appeared in the New Indian Express, October 16, 2013) In an otherwise happy school life in rural Kerala in the 1960’s, my gravest dread was not snakes or ghosts,…
Read more(First appeared in The Hindu, August 6, 2011) Never has corruption dominated the public consciousness as obsessively as it does in today's India. That there are more offenders outside than…
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