The PM’s speech in Toronto contained the analogy that while India and Canada growing separately would be a2 + b2, when joined together in friendship they would be (a+b)2 which equals a2 +2ab+b2, with the synergy giving an extra 2ab.
Articles by Manas Chakravarty
What’s eating us
As you know, the government is planning a Right to Food Act to ensure that nobody in the country goes hungry. We must, however, consider the tremendous complexity of the issue, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Jan 31, 2010 01:55 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Alien warming
A small group of scientists, however, say the real danger lies, not in an alien invasion but from the sky falling on our heads. As proof, they cite Chief Vitalstatistix’s and Chicken Little’s pronouncements on the subject, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Jan 23, 2010 11:00 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Moksha getaway
So what are you waiting for? Moksha awaits you for a few thousand rupees and a week of your time. Manas Chakravarty tells more...
Updated on Feb 12, 2010 07:35 PM IST
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Holmes at home
Sherlock Holmes [turning up at police headquarters in Bombay]: Could I see Inspector Lestrade please? I’d like to tell him how to solve the case of the Missing Maharajah, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Jan 09, 2010 11:23 PM IST
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Forecasts for 2010
Let’s start with Telangana. The Congress strategy seems to be to promise a new state one day, wait for riots by those opposed to it, then backtrack after a couple of days, wait for the pro-Telangana riots to begin and then repeat the cycle, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Jan 02, 2010 11:28 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
It’s alive!
After a year wracked by a global economic downturn, nervous investors and drought, the Great Indian Growth Story is stirring back to life. Manas Chakravarty looks at the monster’s return in 2010.
Updated on Dec 31, 2009 08:34 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Kasab chronicles
In a stunning U-turn, 26/11 accused Ajmal Kasab said today that he was under the impression he was acting in a movie, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Dec 26, 2009 11:02 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Copenhagen climate
“When we saw our star negotiators getting hot under the collar, we initially put it down to global warming,” said a suspected delegate, “but then we discovered it was Jairam Ramesh, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Dec 12, 2009 10:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Let them eat okra
In fact, the government may be trying to nudge us into eating more healthy food. For instance, eating meat is one of the reasons for global warming. Manas Chakravarty examines...
Updated on Dec 05, 2009 10:43 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Liberhan to mouth
The Liberhan Commission report has had a tremendous impact not just nationally but across the globe. Unconfirmed reports indicate that Serbians accused of war crimes in Bosnia are on hunger strike demanding they should be investigated by a commission headed by Justice Liberhan, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Nov 28, 2009 10:08 PM IST
Manas Chakravarty, New Delhi
Identity crisis
Perhaps the way out is provided by the Bengalis. They have no identity problem, knowing fully well they are the proud heirs of a long line of illustrious Bengalis which include Tagore, Subhas Bose, Karl Marx, Ho Chi Minh, TS Eliot, Pele, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Nov 21, 2009 11:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Koda of honour
Incidentally, while Koda has enthused many politicians to start taking an interest in mines, mine-owners in Karnataka have been so enamoured by the business exploits of the ex-CM of Jharkhand that they are no longer content with bankrolling politicians but want to become CMs themselves, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Nov 14, 2009 11:35 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Agit-prop tourism
We at Political Tours Ltd bring you an absolutely unique experience, an amazing once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Manas Chakravarty on the itinerary for the Kolkata political tour.
Updated on Nov 08, 2009 02:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
State of the enemy
Your latest outrage in targeting the Rajdhani Express has crossed all limits. As long as you hijacked some train that travelled from the back-of-beyond to some other equally godforsaken place, we didn’t really care, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Oct 31, 2009 08:19 PM IST
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Territorial barmy
China’s claim that Arunachal Pradesh is nothing but southern Tibet and hence it’s part of China has had interesting repercussions, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Oct 25, 2009 12:15 AM IST
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A romantic Maoist
The Home Minister’s advice to stop romanticising Maoists took me back a long time ago to my college days, when I made strenuous efforts to become a Naxalite. Radical chic ruled campuses at the time and Maoism was very fashionable, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Oct 11, 2009 01:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
A changed world
Among the momentous events that occurred last week were the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Gandhiji’s 140th birthday and the 17th anniversary of my initiation into journalism.
Updated on Oct 04, 2009 02:30 AM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Family democracy
Dubbed the Neo-caste System, the arrangement soon became law… It was completely in tune with our ancient traditions, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Sep 26, 2009 10:14 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
The austerity bug
Things were absolutely fine a few months back. MPs could be seen wallowing in five-star swimming pools in the capital, rubbing shoulders with the glitterati in Mumbai and hobnobbing with corporate honchos in posh clubs, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Sep 19, 2009 10:46 PM IST
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Adulterated nation
What better business from the adulterator’s point of view? So you get into the fireworks business and you prosper. Ah, life is sweet, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Sep 12, 2009 11:38 PM IST
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Etiquette for babus
A perfect smile is one that reveals six to eight white teeth, a skill honed by hours in front of a mirror while carefully clasping a chopstick between the canines. Remember to say, “Excuse me” when you do stab him in the back.
Updated on Sep 05, 2009 11:25 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
A mad tea baithak
It was the Walrus who finally restored a semblance of sanity. He urged them to look carefully at the competition. “Why do the people prefer Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Tom and Jerry to us?” he asked. Humpty Dumpty said that was because they didn’t stick to one script, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Aug 29, 2009 10:41 PM IST
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Soorpanakha Singh
Oof, what a relief, we’ve been saved by a whisker. First we had that terrible solar eclipse and now this. Thank Shri Ram, Jaswant Singh has been expelled and we’ve managed to protect our ideological chastity, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Aug 23, 2009 12:12 AM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
The hysterical HN
The key question is: how can you be safe from the dreaded HN virus? Baba Ramdev says the worst symptoms of HN can be avoided by adopting the yogic posture of sitting with fingers in both your ears when watching TV. This not only saves you from the toxic viruses being spewed out of the set, but has the added advantage of not having to listen to your spouse. Manas Chakravarty writes.
Updated on Aug 16, 2009 12:11 AM IST
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A roving eye
Ok, so what’s new? Everyone knows men ogle and what they’re interested in isn’t the size of the female cranium. What I don’t get is the women falling for a man’s eyes, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Aug 08, 2009 11:16 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
Fact is fiction
We agreed to mention Balochistan because we have nothing to hide, Gilani agreed to mention the Mumbai attack because he has something to hide, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Aug 02, 2009 12:34 AM IST
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A lot of hot air
The prize is apparently a huge amount of gas, and here the storyline appears a bit thin. Critics say it’s enough to make you feel gaseous, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Jul 25, 2009 11:11 PM IST
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Another crazy week
Protests erupted today in Daman, Diu and other areas near the Gujarat border on the Gujarat government’s failure to enforce total prohibition in the state. Manas Chakravarty writes about the past week's events.
Updated on Jul 18, 2009 10:54 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty
It’s the bag, stupid
Mayawati is a much-misunderstood lady. More and more people seem to be under the impression that she is setting up statues of herself all over UP for self-glorification, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Jul 11, 2009 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manas Chakravarty
Guide to the Budget
Sources say efforts are on to change this unfortunate state of affairs, with a committee examining whether it would be appropriate to add light and sound effects and, indeed, making the Budget speech itself in rhyming couplets, preferably with a chorus, writes Manas Chakravarty.
Updated on Jul 04, 2009 11:07 PM IST
None | Manas Chakravarty