Panesar
A headline in my hometown newspaper brought me to tears this morning. B.P. Panesar had died. He was a renowned artist. Water color. Oil. Etchings. He was also made a…
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January 10, 2014
Water, water, everywhere: Gaining perspective on New Year's Day
The boat docked at Uros Island. Jose came to meet us with a smile on his face and a totora reed in his left hand. Totora are the living reeds…
December 31, 2013
Cat fight between homeland and home
I just read a CNN-IBN report on the Devyani Khobragade episode that made me squirm. "Devyani's arrest," the report said, "has rattled the Indian Diplomatic Corps. "It is forcing the…
December 18, 2013
Rest in Peace, Madiba
The world turned dark today. Nelson Mandela flew away. To a better place than this world. My memories take me back to when I was a child in India, to…
December 6, 2013
Bhopal's forgotten tragedy
This tragedy has been forgotten by most people. It shouldn't be. It was 29 years ago on this night that tank 610 exploded at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal.…
December 3, 2013
On Thanksgiving
I'm at work today, on Thanksgiving, surrounded by news that projects mankind in the worst sort of way -- war, murder, rape. But I am also heartened by the best…
November 28, 2013
Tejpal, Tehelka and scandal
Tarun Tejpal. Tehelka. Maybe my friends here in America have never heard those names. But in India, they stand synonymous with investigative journalism. Tehelka has lived up to its name,…
November 22, 2013
First-person fire
In my 30 years as a journalist, I've written a lot about victims. Many sorts of victims. Of war. Murder. Illness. Natural disasters. And man-made ones. I always try to…
November 18, 2013
A very difficult story
I have reported difficult stories before. It was never easy to tell tales of tragedy from places like Iraq. But a piece that published on CNN.com today is the hardest…
November 10, 2013
Iraq's forgotten tragedy
I just read an excerpt from Peter Baker's new book, "Days of Fire: Bush and Cheney in the White House. It's being touted as the most comprehensive account of the…
October 21, 2013
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