http://www.livemint.com/SectionPages/Sanghvi.aspx?NavId=88&NavsId=95 Sanghvi- Livemint.com | © CopyRight HT Media Ltd. 2009 en-Us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:57:36 GMT 60 http://www.livemint.com/ http://www.livemint.com/Images/livemintbeta_rss.gif 144 33 http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/23212911/In-the-spy-hall-of-fame-who.html The word “mole” is used so often now that we forget that it is of relatively recent vintage Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:59:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/23212911/In-the-spy-hall-of-fame-who.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/15221535/The-elusive-clout-of-media-bar.html Believe the hype about power and clout and you will end up poorer and still entirely without influence Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/15221535/The-elusive-clout-of-media-bar.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/08214410/When-the-movie-script-rewrote.html How did this master of the chunky airport best-seller turn into such a hot property years after he died? Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:14:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/08214410/When-the-movie-script-rewrote.html http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/01214536/Does-life-after-death-exist.html The key to their motivation is the belief that what happens in this brief life doesn’t really matter Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:46:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2009/01/01214536/Does-life-after-death-exist.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/25230828/The-year-we-learnt-to-hit-paus.html If we went by American precedents, India would have no difficulty in offering a moral justification for an invasion of Pakistan, says Vir Sanghvi Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:00:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/12/25230828/The-year-we-learnt-to-hit-paus.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/27225908/Let8217s-celebrate-quality.html These days, alas, luxury is about spending large amounts of money to promote industrial products Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:06:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/27225908/Let8217s-celebrate-quality.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/21000238/The-science-of-being-Mr-Politi.html Crichton always had the ability to take on the conventional wisdom and to fight politically correct lobbies Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:32:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/21000238/The-science-of-being-Mr-Politi.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/13235539/The-Left-hasn8217t-got-it-r.html As global capitalism faces its deepest crisis for nearly a full century, the Left is smiling again Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:25:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/13235539/The-Left-hasn8217t-got-it-r.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/06234631/The-real-reason-why-women-buy.html There was a tendency in the 1990s to make a big deal out of the Y-fronts versus boxer shorts debate Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:16:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/11/06234631/The-real-reason-why-women-buy.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/31003840/The-fat-cat-bankers-had-it-com.html All over the world -- and now, even in India -- we celebrate great capitalist success stories Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:08:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/31003840/The-fat-cat-bankers-had-it-com.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/23232525/The-conscientious-rich-are-a-v.html India’s old business families were always conscious of being rich people in a poor country; always aware of the responsibilities that come with wealth; and eager to use their money to patronize the arts, promote education and give something back to society Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:55:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/23232525/The-conscientious-rich-are-a-v.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/16235847/Can-TV-forecast-the-course-of.html I reckon that one reason why Americans no longer seem so surprised by the idea of a black president is because of President Palmer Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:28:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/16235847/Can-TV-forecast-the-course-of.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/25235724/Have-you-faced-the-new-Asian-t.html Could it be that as India’s status has grown in the world they envy us for doing so well despite having remained in our own country? Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:48:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/25235724/Have-you-faced-the-new-Asian-t.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/09234705/Destress-or-distress-at-India.html Spas at Indian hotels were always a disaster Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:52:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/09234705/Destress-or-distress-at-India.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/03004245/The-men-who-got-trapped-in-the.html All too often, an actor becomes so closely identified with a role that we refuse to accept anybody else in his or her place Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:12:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/03004245/The-men-who-got-trapped-in-the.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/18235346/The-roles-that-went-on-to-make.html Casting is one of those Hollywood mysteries. The right cast can make a movie soar. The wrong casting can destroy it Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:51:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/18235346/The-roles-that-went-on-to-make.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/18235426/Take-the-real-character-test.html I think there are two kinds of people with respect to arguments and fights: the strong civilized types who use the silent treatment and long sulks to get their point across and the type who resort to a no-holds-barred yelling approach The Good Life | Shoba Narayan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:45:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/18235426/Take-the-real-character-test.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/11225954/Is-Jesus-Christ-a-god-a-legen.html Christianity is a West-Asian religion, born in the same general vicinity as Islam Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:29:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/11225954/Is-Jesus-Christ-a-god-a-legen.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/04235808/Why-video-doesn8217t-kill-t.html The consequence of my video-watching years is that I can no longer enjoy TV fiction in real time Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:13:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/04235808/Why-video-doesn8217t-kill-t.html http://www.livemint.com/2008/08/29000451/Why-we-will-always-love-the-Ro.html The real difference between the way McCartney has handled the Beatles legacy and the manner in which the Stones have remained relevant is the live concert Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:34:00 GMT http://www.livemint.com/2008/08/29000451/Why-we-will-always-love-the-Ro.html