From De horse's mouth! I remember, around three years ago, saying (half-jokingly) to a self-styled intellectual at a dinner party that I was sure Mayawati was India's future.
Cutting the strings Pick up a razor blade, open your mouth, slash at the imprisoning ropes of flesh tethering your tongue Like Tara's, your hand slips and your thumb bleeds.
BROWSER'S NOOK
Saying more with less Short and sweet, like childhood itself. That perhaps sums up Christina Daniels' book best.
60 years young
Spicing up the shelves! Resplendent in her trademark solitaires and jewellery, Shobhaa De looked dazzling when she came to the City on Wednesday to promote her latest book Superstar India. Sunday Herald caught up with the author for a quick chat.
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