Saturday, February 13, 2010

My name is Dharmendra Kumar

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The media is overwhelmed with Shahrukh Khan. I mean, I care a damn if his film does not work. Or that the multiplexes are not able to run hi...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Trader of stories

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It is 3.45 am. Give me some coffee. Or, can I have some silence, please? I am tired of the noise around me. It makes my head spin. I can fee...
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Journeys

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I am writing today because my body is sort of forcing me into it. I have this sinking feeling that refuses to go away, and I think writing –...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

The Khaki Fidayeen

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The Khaki Fidayeen: Five policemen from Kashmir who have broken the back of militancy in the valley. Read here . Pic: Shome Basu
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Saturday, December 12, 2009

Somewhere, anywhere

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As long as there is fire the mosquitoes keep away. But as soon as the embers begin to die, they come back. And so does the pain in the knee....
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Sunday, November 01, 2009

Whose war is it, anyway?

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Arundhati Roy quotes my interview with Maoist supreme commander Ganapathi in her latest essay .
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Friday, September 25, 2009

The rebel

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She could have been the academician who does the circuit at seminars and round tables. Or the opinion leader in a NGO or a UN body. But she ...
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Erase memories

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One day I will just pop some sleeping pills and erase all memories. What do you do with them, anyway? Some you just share with your friends ...
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Monday, September 07, 2009

Noise

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Hi there. Do you know someone who can suppress a yawn and an erection at the same time? Just a random thought, nothing else. Don’t read too ...
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

Kasauli diaries

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Kasauli musings. One, written by me for the Hindustan Times is here . Second by my friend Neelesh Misra is here .
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Left, write

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It is too warm outside. And inside, too. The fan sighs. Newspaper sheets disintegrate and are strewn all over. Picture frames lie empty. A...
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Friday, June 26, 2009

Once upon a place: Dispatches from Lalgarh

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Every fire starts from the belly, says Ranjit Mahato. Sitting on a string cot, and occasionally caressing his bandaged leg, Mahato awaits p...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Misir Besra is free

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This is a picture of Misir Besra. He is a top Maoist commander, who was arrested in 2007. Yesterday, he was freed by his comrades in a dare...
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Inside Lalgarh

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This is your reporter inside the liberated area of Lalgarh in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal. Behind me is a tree felled by the ...
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Monday, June 15, 2009

Cheers for Fears

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As the line between euphoria and arrogance fades in Sri Lanka, there are indications of tough times ahead for the Tamils Sri Lanka is like K...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Under the table

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Sunil and Arvind Parmar, owners of a tea stall in Surendranagar, Gujarat, break for lunch while their servant Mangal, an 11-year-old Dalit b...
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Monday, June 08, 2009

The squirrel

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(This squirrel took peanuts from my hands at a hotel in Colombo. Between two appointments, we decided to have beer, and the hotel staff gave...
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The boy with the bomb

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The leader hugged him. With his military fatigues weighing on him, Dayalan could feel the metal buckle of the leader’s belt press against hi...
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Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Sleepless in Sri Lanka

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Some of you must be wondering where I have been all this while. There have been no updates on my book, either. Well, friends, I was in Sri L...
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Six days

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Six days have passed, six inconsequential days. On the eight day (the first of the six days), I managed to write about 500 words. Afterwards...
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