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Pursuits | Vir Sanghvi

ARTICLES BY PURSUITS | VIR SANGHVI

Sound and fury: (clockwise from top left) A protest march at the Gateway of India, soon after the terror attacks. Abhijit Bhatlekar / Mint; a memorial service for victims of the attacks in New Delhi.

We the people of Bombay

7 min read . 21 Nov 2009

For real: Le Carré wrote three books while he was a spy. Jean-Pierre Muller / AFP

In the spy hall of fame, who’s the master mole?

5 min read . 23 Jan 2009

Crowded field: The rush to own a news channel is prompted by the wrong reasons. Rajeev Dabral / Mint

The elusive clout of media barons

5 min read . 15 Jan 2009

Alias: This Bourne isn’t a character from the book. (This Bourne isn’t a character from the book.)

When the movie script rewrote the book

5 min read . 08 Jan 2009

In the line of fire: Police officers at the funeral of ATS chief Hemant Karkare. PTI

How you can propel change, make a difference

4 min read . 04 Jan 2009

Does life after death exist?

5 min read . 03 Jan 2009

Illustration: Jayachandran / Mint

The year we learnt to hit pause before reacting

5 min read . 29 Dec 2008

Lifelike: Heath Ledger’s Joker has no desires, agendas or obvious weaknesses.

Why the Joker is the terrorist of our times

4 min read . 12 Dec 2008

Stumped: Indira Gandhi’s gamble backfired. AFP

Let’s recall the lessons from the Emergency

5 min read . 05 Dec 2008

Illustration: Jayachandran / Mint

Let’s celebrate quality

7 min read . 28 Nov 2008

Ahead of his times: Crichton (right) and Spielberg first met during the filming of The Andromeda Strain; (left) Spielberg turned Jurassic Park into a blockbuster. Jeff Christensen / Reuters

The science of being Mr Politically Incorrect

5 min read . 21 Nov 2008

Meltdown: Post the crisis, Obama’s blend of ideas worked better than McCain’s. Enny Nuraheni/Reuters

The Left hasn’t got it right

5 min read . 13 Nov 2008

Inner thought: Are you a Y-fronts or a boxers man?

The real reason why women buy lingerie

5 min read . 06 Nov 2008

Yellow card: Why did these flight attendants from Jet Airways get our sympathy vote? Santosh Hirlekar / PTI

The fat cat bankers had it coming

4 min read . 31 Oct 2008

Postcard: The Doshis, known for their interest in the arts, on a holiday in Africa. Courtesy: Saryu Doshi

The conscientious rich are a vanishing breed

5 min read . 23 Oct 2008

Stranger than fiction: Will John McCain (right) lose the elections like Alan Alda’s character Arnie Vinick in the series The West Wing?

Can TV forecast the course of US politics?

5 min read . 16 Oct 2008

People like you: You’re a prime target for Asians at an international airport. Steve Hockstein / Bloomberg (You’re a prime target for Asians at an international airport. Steve Hockstein / Bloomberg)

Have you faced the new Asian tigers?

5 min read . 12 Oct 2008

Agra’s new Taj: ITC’s 99,000 sq. ft Kaya Kalp was recently rated the world’s best city spa.

De-stress or distress at Indian spas?

5 min read . 10 Oct 2008

Courting the king: Eric Bana is a tall and big Henry VIII in The Other Boleyn Girl. AFP

The men who got trapped in their movie roles

5 min read . 03 Oct 2008

The divide: Gandhi had a stellar Indian cast, but the lead role went to a British actor. AFP

The roles that went on to make movie history

5 min read . 20 Sep 2008