Sunday, 25 April 2021

Finding Malgudi in the Mediterranean, with Victoria Hislop

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Since I can’t physically holiday on the Mediterranean this summer, I’m doing the next best thing and reading about Mediterranean holiday loc...
Saturday, 24 April 2021

Paul Kennedy's Book Cover - The Fine Art of Being Wrong

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This has to be one of my favourite book covers of all time: That illustration on the bottom right so crisply summarises how easy it is for...
Sunday, 18 April 2021

Dear Marie Kondo, Please come to India and play Holi...

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Marie Kondo, the Japanese decluttering guru, wearing a signature white dress Dear Marie, I love KonMari. Your world famous decluttering me...
Saturday, 10 April 2021

If Rahul Dravid had discovered his inner "gunda" while he was the Indian captain...

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This advert  – showing Rahul Dravid as Indira Nagar ka Gunda – has totally made my weekend. Rahul Dravid - Indira Nagar ka gunda It also l...
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Monday, 29 March 2021

A Death in the Ganj. The Death of the Dream that was The Ganj.

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A Manifesto for McCluskiegunge A Death in the Ganj, Konkana Sen Sharma’s debut as a director, is on Amazon Prime. It’s worth watching. Fea...
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Sunday, 14 March 2021

The emigration of India's Jews: the diaspora becomes a diaspora once again

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A Keralite King Receives Jewish Refugees  The Jews came to India in 70AD. They came in their most forsaken hour, when Jerusalem had fallen...
Sunday, 7 March 2021

Do Goans really want to become Portuguese citizens?

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Mario Miranda's Goa Suppose people from a poor third world country were given the option of being citizens of a rich first world country...
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