Why hide the papers? Why keep the conspiracy theories related to Netaji Subhas Bose’s death alive? And why deny India the truth about the death of one of its great freedom fighters?
Articles by Vir Sanghvi
Accidents of Birth
Do you seriously believe that all acting talent is concentrated in the gene pool of a few film industry families? asks Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint
Published on Jun 25, 2006 12:05 AM IST
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Postcard from Europe
Nearly all of the news I received was good. Obviously, some of this had to do with the desire of my European hosts not to give offence, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jun 11, 2006 12:04 AM IST
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Counterpoint: Postcard from Europe
Nearly everybody I met treated India with interest, respect and informed curiosity, writes Vir Sanghvi.Has global opinion about India changed?
Updated on Jun 11, 2006 12:43 PM IST
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Pimps, fixers & tentwallahs (cont.)
Perhaps by the time you read this, we will know more about the circumstances that led to Vivek Moitra?s death and Rahul Mahajan?s overdose (assuming that it was an overdose), writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jun 04, 2006 03:33 AM IST
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Pimps, fixers & tentwallahs
By the time you read this, we will know more about circumstances that led to Moitra?s death and Rahul's overdose, writes Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint.
Updated on Jun 04, 2006 10:02 AM IST
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The accidental President
Kalam?s decision to return the Office of Profit Bill is not surprising, writes Vir Sanghvi. Is he an ideal President?
Updated on Jun 03, 2006 04:22 AM IST
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The accidental President
President Abdul Kalam?s decision to return the Office of Profit Bill will not surprise anyone who has followed his time at Rashtrapati Bhavan, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Jun 03, 2006 04:14 AM IST
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A New Middle Class Fidelity?
Do you remember where you were in the autumn of 1990? If not, let me remind you, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on May 21, 2006 04:46 AM IST
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A new middle class fidelity?
In 1990, Mandal stir marked the political coming of age of the middle class, writes Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint.
Updated on May 21, 2006 10:06 AM IST
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Everybody loves a good ban
The last conversation I had with Mahajan was about a column on The Da Vinci Code, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on May 14, 2006 04:32 PM IST
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Everybody Loves A Good Ban
The last conversation I ever had with Pramod Mahajan concerned a column I had written on this page about The Da Vinci Code, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on May 14, 2006 03:25 AM IST
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Mahajan: He died as he lived
Though we never were friends, I knew Pramod Mahajan reasonably well and liked him, reminiscences Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on May 07, 2006 05:08 PM IST
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He Died As He Lived
I first met Pramod over a decade ago and though we never were friends, I knew him reasonably well and liked him, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on May 07, 2006 02:05 AM IST
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The debate over reservation
The Cong is doing this to lure back traditional voters, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Apr 30, 2006 06:14 PM IST
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The Debate Over Reservation
The Congress has lost its traditional voter base over the last decade. And it is now doing all this in an effort to lure back those voters, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on May 01, 2006 01:03 AM IST
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The Aamir Khan Syndrome
Let?s take the basic question of celebrity involvement in causes first. Does it help? Asks Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Apr 23, 2006 02:14 AM IST
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The Aamir Khan Syndrome
Modern society ? the world over ? is obsessed with celebrityhood, writes Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint. | Spl: Dam Row
Updated on Apr 23, 2006 02:35 AM IST
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The Real Conflicts Of Interest
How you reacted to Sonia's resignation depends, largely, on what you already believed about the Congress and Sonia herself, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Apr 21, 2006 07:58 PM IST
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The ghosts of Kandahar
A no-deal-with-terrorists policy is the best long-term solution to the problem, writes Vir Sanghvi. Should India follow US?
Published on Apr 16, 2006 02:03 AM IST
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The Ghosts Of Kandahar
A no-deal-with-terrorists policy is the best long-term solution to the problem. But in a democracy, the only solutions that work are those that the public accepts, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Apr 16, 2006 12:14 AM IST
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Da Vinci?s Common Civil Code
Dan Brown is a bestseller in the Christian world but any Indian coming up with similar work would have to face brickbats, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Apr 09, 2006 01:41 AM IST
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Da Vinci?s Common Civil Code
How come Dan Brown is a bestseller in the Christian world when anybody who attempted anything similar in our country would be lynched? writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Apr 09, 2006 01:06 AM IST
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The Angry Bombay-ite
Are you surprised that people are angry? That they are beating up cops? That they are opposing idiotic flyovers that will deface one of the world?s great cities? writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Apr 02, 2006 02:38 AM IST
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The Angry Bombay-ite
Are you surprised that people in Mumbai are angry? That they are beating up cops? writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Apr 02, 2006 05:02 AM IST
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The Real Conflicts Of Interest
How you reacted to Sonia's resignation depends, largely, on what you already believed about the Congress and Sonia herself, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Mar 26, 2006 04:52 AM IST
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The real conflicts of interest
How you reacted to Sonia's resignation depends on what you already thought of her and Cong, writes Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint. Why this sudden obsession?
Updated on Mar 26, 2006 04:46 AM IST
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Bollywood Rules, OK?
Bollywood changing itself in pursuit of the Yankee dollar would be a mistake because it would compromise its fundamental character, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Mar 20, 2006 01:11 PM IST
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Against the current
There are unmistakable echoes of the pre-Diwali Delhi blasts in the Varanasi bomb attacks, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Mar 14, 2006 06:50 PM IST
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Muslim Vote-Bank Politics
It is now impossible to switch on a TV news channel and not come across a BJP leader complaining about Muslim appeasement, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Mar 12, 2006 04:21 AM IST
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Muslim vote-bank politics
Hindu uneasiness stems from the manner in which some Muslims now define themselves, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Mar 12, 2006 12:54 AM IST
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