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Politics over ban on cow slaughter and my beef eating days

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, Jan 04, 2012 3:47AM UTC View Comments

Rarely has an animal and its meat been a matter of such discord as the cow has been in India. A significant section of Hindus treat the animal like the proverbial “Holy Cow’ and on the other hand it is projected as a symbol of secular practices. At heart is the contentious question: should cow...

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Out in the cold: Indian homeless ride the lip-service

By Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay Wed, Dec 14, 2011 3:06PM UTC View Comments

Certain things show that the Indian administrative machinery and political leadership is heartless and has not changed in the past several decades. Earlier this week India’s apex court expressed concern at poor facilities for homeless during the bitter winter months. A Supreme Court bench observed that not a single person must be allowed to die...

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5 great Asian train journeys

By Jo Lane Tue, Sep 20, 2011 8:44AM UTC View Comments

For those that love the roll and rumble of journeying by train here’s a list of some fantastic rides around Asia. Trans Mongolian Beijing-Mongolia The route from Beijing through the Gobi desert was my introduction to Mongolia – where I worked in 2007. And what an introduction: we were showered with sand throughout the night,...

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Can James Bond resurrect Indian Railways?

By Sriram Vadlamani Tue, Sep 06, 2011 8:45PM UTC View Comments

Life works in mysterious ways. I wasn’t surprised that Mayawati sends a chopper to Mumbai to get her sandals. I wasn’t even surprised that Mayawati has chosen to shoot the messenger and called WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange deranged after a cable branded her a “paranoid dictator”. These things happen in India and we get used...

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