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| July 23, 2007 | |
A Diplomat and a Gentleman
'The discovery of Hamid Ansari has rekindled hopes that India still has the possibility of rising above partisan politics and to find true patriots with integrity to shoulder State responsibilities.'
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| September 26, 2006 | |
Padmini, The Eternal Star
She was partying late into the night with other film stars just before she passed away. She would not have liked to lose her glamour even in death.
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| August 31, 2006 | |
Remembering Ayyappa Paniker
He took Malayalam poetry beyond the oceans and introduced to Kerala readers poetic geniuses from as far away as Cuba, Senegal and Mexico.
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| July 24, 2006 | |
Desis in Action
For the first generation of desis, their Indianness is an anchor, which restrains it, while for the next, it is a legacy that inspires them to soar high. Both are genuinely desi and do South Asia proud.
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| June 22, 2006 | |
The uniqueness of Amma
For a person, who speaks nothing but Malayalam, preaches no intricate philosophy and claims no divinity, her following around the world is nothing but a miracle.
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| February 15, 2006 | |
From golf partner to coup leader
It remains unclear whether Rabuka's time in India at the Staff College had a role to play in his anti-Fiji Indian feeling.
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| January 23, 2006 | |
The Man Who Knew Netaji
'He was convinced Netaji died in the air crash. If he had survived, he would have contacted Nairsan.'
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| January 11, 2006 | |
When Morarji snubbed the Soviets
Brezhnev may not have met an Indian with less reverence for the Soviet Union than then prime minister Morarji Desai.
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| September 21, 2005 | |
From Waldheim to Annan
They began as hot favourites of the US, but at one time or the other, fell out of favour.
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| August 12, 2005 | |
Development & dim sum
Professor Jagdish Bhagwati is best known for transforming the philosophy of development.
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| June 16, 2005 | |
The Nuclear straight hitter
'Elbaradei has not only learnt to work with India productively, but also developed a rapport with our nuclear scientists.'
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| June 15, 2005 | |
Our Man in Moscow
To me, somehow, Dhar matched Chanakya of my imagination, tall, handsome, intelligent and stylish. But there was nothing Machiavellian about him.
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| May 31, 2005 | |
The Fidel Castro I knew
'More than his ideology, Castro's personal charisma must be responsible for his longevity.'
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| May 24, 2005 | |
The charming diplomat
If there ever was a personification of all that is best in personal diplomacy, it was K P S Menon.
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| May 4, 2005 | |
India's honoured guest
'Only a great country could risk the wrath of China by giving refuge to the Tibetans.'
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| March 16, 2005 | |
The King of Tonga
T P Sreenivasan recalls his encounters with the larger-than-life monarch.
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| February 14, 2005 | |
A colossus who died lonely
Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara loved his country, but saw it as his inheritance, which he had to run in his own way.
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| January 28, 2005 | |
A true friend of India
Steve Solarz's standing in the community and his general reputation as a friend of India helped advance our cause in Washington. He was not expected to be objective when it came to India, but his presentations were compelling and absorbing.
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