Past Prism

This blog is mostly about the past and occasionally about the present — which for the writer, dealing daily with current affairs — is the proverbial bread and butter— while the past is a passionate indulgence

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  • In the Tiger tamer’s den

    June 2, 2010, 9:56 PM IST

    Temple Trees, Colombo. The official residence of the Sri Lankan President. The road leading to it, just a year back, was manned by elite commandos. They are gone now, although the rest of the security…

    June 2, 2010, 9:56 PM IST

  • Why Delhi’s tongas should not ride into oblivion

    May 30, 2010, 5:21 PM IST

    Tomorrow, May 31, is when Delhi’s tongas go off the road. In one stroke, over 200 tongawallahs will be left with no option but to discontinue a profession that many of them have been involved in, for…

    May 30, 2010, 5:21 PM IST

  • Remembering Comics — Part II

    May 15, 2010, 4:21 PM IST

    In my last post, I had rambled about popular foreign comics like Tintin, Asterix, Archie etc. This post, as promised,is about Indian comics. Among the responses that I had received for my earlier post, there…

    May 15, 2010, 4:21 PM IST

  • Remembering comics — Part I

    April 21, 2010, 1:02 PM IST

    Memories, they say, can be triggered by anything — a sight, a touch, a smell. Often in fact, I’ve found, the smallest of things can transport you back through time and space to a long-forgotten…

    April 21, 2010, 1:02 PM IST

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