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
Against the current
There are unmistakable echoes of the pre-Diwali Delhi blasts in the Varanasi bomb attacks, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Mar 09, 2006 03:55 AM IST
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Against the current
There are unmistakable echoes of the pre-Diwali Delhi blasts in the bomb attacks in Varanasi.
Published on Mar 09, 2006 03:26 AM IST
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A snapshot of middle class India
All too often the Big Media concentrates on things that nobody cares about, writes Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint. How powerful is the influence of media in India?
Updated on Mar 05, 2006 03:02 AM IST
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Indian Snapshot
In the ten years since I last travelled so widely, India has been transformed, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Mar 05, 2006 02:15 AM IST
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System that killed the verdict
The anger over Jessica verdict may finally amount to nothing more than media-fanned hysteria, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Mar 01, 2006 06:28 PM IST
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A System That Killed The Verdict
Ayoung girl is murdered in a crowded restaurant in full view of 600 people. Eye-witnesses tell the police that they can identify the murderer, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Feb 26, 2006 02:51 AM IST
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Amar's disc secrets tumble out
So, the waiting is finally over. For over a month now, Delhi's political circles have reverberated with gossip about the famous Amar Singh tapes ? recordings of telephone conversations allegedly featuring the Samajwadi Party MP.
Published on Feb 25, 2006 06:55 PM IST
None | Vir Sanghvi, New Delhi
Amar?s disc secrets are out
Delhi?s political circles are reverberating with gossip about the famous Amar Singh tapes, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Feb 24, 2006 08:44 AM IST
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Liberalisation Vs Globalisation
Most of us ? myself included ? will agree that liberalisation is, on balance, A Good Thing, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Feb 19, 2006 01:02 PM IST
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Counterpoint: The silence of liberal Muslims
All of us who espouse the secular cause follow ? to some degree ? a double standard, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Feb 12, 2006 12:36 PM IST
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The Silence of Liberal Muslims
I am sorry if you feel you have had enough of the latest religion vs freedom of expression controversy, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Feb 13, 2006 02:32 AM IST
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Counterpoint: Bring on the bulldozers
We don't give a damn about what happens to those at the margins of our society, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Feb 05, 2006 02:41 PM IST
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Society?s willing murderers
If you are reading this in Mumbai, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Jan 29, 2006 10:02 AM IST
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Society?s Willing Murderers
If you are reading this in Bombay, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jan 29, 2006 12:44 AM IST
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R-Day parade: Out of step?
No liberal democracy recalls the day of its birth by instructing soldiers in uniform to parade, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jan 22, 2006 01:57 AM IST
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The slippery slope of stings
The tendency to outsource the journalistic activity is certain to lead to an erosion of journalistic values, writes Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint.
Published on Jan 15, 2006 04:28 AM IST
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The Slippery Slope of Stings
After the success of the Aaj Tak?Cobrapost sting, nearly everybody in the media has got used to the concept of the sting operation-for-hire, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jan 15, 2006 04:07 AM IST
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Hello, operator?
Telephone taps are de rigueur. The issue is about the kind of information being tapped, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jan 13, 2006 01:43 AM IST
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Hello, operator?
Telephone taps are de rigueur. The issue is about the kind of information being tapped, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jan 12, 2006 02:26 AM IST
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Natwar Singh and the Oil Slick
There comes a time for every Govt when media decide that they are bored, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jan 05, 2006 07:13 PM IST
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Making a ?Menace? of Migrants
Do you know how many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants there are in India? Are there 30 million of them? What about 20 million? writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Jan 01, 2006 01:01 AM IST
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Counterpoint| ?Menace? of Migrants
Do you know how many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants there are in India? Are there 30 million? What about 20 million?, asks Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Jan 01, 2006 02:54 PM IST
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MPs and the maze of corruption
The Indian system needs some clean-up to retain the faith of the people, writes Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint.
Updated on Dec 25, 2005 05:33 AM IST
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Finest House Money Can Buy
If Operation Duryodhan is to have any lasting impact, then Prime Minister and the Speaker must act, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Dec 18, 2005 04:32 AM IST
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Billionaire Ted invests in global peace
Back in the 1980s, when Ted Turner was trying to own the professional wrestling business, the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) felt threatened enough by Turner's World Championship Wrestling (WCW) to intersperse its televised bouts with short, comic sketches. Each skit would feature the same character ? a cocky, arrogant, combative man called Billionaire Ted, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Dec 17, 2005 07:46 PM IST
PTI | Vir Sanghvi, New Delhi
Natwar Singh and the Oil Slick
There comes a time for every govt when media decide that they are bored, writes Vir Sanghvi in Counterpoint.
Published on Dec 02, 2005 09:01 PM IST
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The dinner that left a bitter aftertaste
Concerns are that Musharraf has got US backing in his bid to extract concessions from India, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Oct 29, 2005 12:55 PM IST
PTI | Vir Sanghvi, New York
When Manmohan read Bush's mind
Officials had no clue about the agenda of the talks, but Prime Minister had a good idea what to expect, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Published on Sep 21, 2005 06:40 PM IST
PTI | Vir Sanghvi, New York
'London, J&K terror linked'
He says, terrorists in London and J&K were motivated by the same kind of hatred, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Sep 08, 2005 02:52 PM IST
PTI | Vir Sanghvi, New Delhi
Terrorism cannot be justified, says British PM
The Prime Minister had not set an agenda or asked for questions in advance and said he was willing to talk about anything his interviewer chose, writes Vir Sanghvi.
Updated on Sep 08, 2005 04:59 AM IST
PTI | Vir Sanghvi, New Delhi