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ARTICLES BY REPLY TO ALL | AAKAR PATEL

Wrong chant: Hazare believes corruption lies outside of society, inside something called government.

A saint and his ‘satsang’ can’t reform a nation

4 min read . 03 Aug 2012

Past glory: The Buddha statue at the Ajanta caves in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. By Karthikeyan Pandian/Wikimedia Commons

The art of losing the good stuff

5 min read . 01 Jun 2012

Woman power: BSP chief Mayawati is a terrific orator. Keshav Singh/Hindustan Times

Why the Congress represents Indian values best

5 min read . 18 May 2012

Members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community praying in Chenab Nagar, Pakistan, in July 2010. Photo: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images.

The apostates of Pakistan

5 min read . 09 Mar 2012

Namesake: ‘Jawahar’ is Arabic for jewel, a name Nehru shared with Gandhi’s Khilafat movement ally, Mohammad Ali Jauhar. Photo by Keystone Features/Getty Images.

Living up to a name

6 min read . 24 Feb 2012

Relic: Kolkata still has hand-pulled rickshaws not found anywhere in the world. Photo by Indranil Bhoumik/Mint.

Why Kolkata will win in 20 years

7 min read . 13 Oct 2011

Centre of controversy : Maulana Vastanvi (centre) was removed as the mohtamim, or vice-chancellor, of the Darul Uloom seminary in July ( photo by Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images); and (right) Edward Sai

Why India needs Vastanvi at Deoband

6 min read . 18 Aug 2011

Mumbai classic: (above) The sweetness of bhelpuri points to its Gujarati roots , Photo Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint; and a vada pav stall patronized by the Shive Sena, Photo Bala/Wikimedia Commons.

What Mumbaikars owe to the American Civil War: ‘pav bhaji’

6 min read . 04 Aug 2011

Mumbai classic: (above) The sweetness of bhelpuri points to its Gujarati roots , Photo Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint; and a vada pav stall patronized by the Shive Sena, Photo Bala/Wikimedia Commons.

What Mumbaikars owe to the American Civil War: ‘pav bhaji’

6 min read . 04 Aug 2011

News world: (right) Murdoch talking to the press on 15 July; and the New York city office of The Wall Street Journal, owned by Murdoch. Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP & Mary Altaffer/AP

Rupert Murdoch’s lust for newspapers

6 min read . 21 Jul 2011

Photo Credit: 1. Theo V Bresler/Wikimedia Commons; 2. Rama/Wikimedia Commons; 3. USFWS/Wikimedia Commons; 4: FCB981/Wikimedia Commons; 5: Samuraiantiqueworld/Wikimedia Commons; 6: Gildos/Wikimedia Com

Identify the cliché from the object

2 min read . 02 Jul 2011

In character: Opportunism distinguishes Indian cities from European ones. Satish Bate/Hindustan Times

Anatomy of an ‘Indian’: answers to the FAQs

4 min read . 23 Jun 2011

In character: Opportunism distinguishes Indian cities from European ones. Satish Bate/Hindustan Times

Anatomy of an ‘Indian’: answers to the FAQs

4 min read . 23 Jun 2011

Tedious: (above and left) Banners in India are often unimaginative; and Sachin Tendulkar. Photographers: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP and Gurinder Osan/AP

The banality of the Indian cricket fan

7 min read . 31 Mar 2011

Relocate: Violent agitation made Ratan Tata ditch Bengal for Gujarat for his Nano. Photo by Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Why India is part dysfunctional, fully functional

5 min read . 10 Mar 2011

War cry: (left) Kashmiri protesters in Srinagar on 30 July. Fayaz Khan / Reuters; and Omar Abdullah. Kamal Kishore / PTI

What ails Kashmir? The Sunni idea of ‘azadi’

5 min read . 06 Aug 2010

Monster: The nuclear warhead-capable Agni-II missile has a range of 2,500km. HC Tiwari/Hindustan Times

Why we should de-weaponize our vanity

5 min read . 01 Jul 2010

Tell-all: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s press conference last month was one of his rare interactions with Indian media. T Narayan/Hindustan Times

Why our media can’t explain India

6 min read . 17 Jun 2010

Tell-all: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s press conference last month was one of his rare interactions with Indian media. T Narayan/Hindustan Times

Why our media can’t explain India

6 min read . 17 Jun 2010

How we talk to God and what it says about us

5 min read . 03 Jun 2010