Res Gestae

Caught between Elitism and Crassness On a recent flight from Goa to Delhi , I was seated across the aisle from three loutish young men. Cl...

The New Generation Gap It was the Memorial Day weekend in America . Observed in honor of those who served in the armed forces, the las...

Lessons from the US Primaries When I was growing up in America as a college student in the 1970s, I was stru...

Going to Hell in a Hand Basket Everywhere I turn, India is screaming and shouting. Mayawati has done this; Mulayam has done that; Kara...

Coping with Alzheimer’s It’s been less than a fortnight since my mother died. In the interim, my 87-year old father has spent an unsettl...