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“None other than an Indian Test cricketer has the right to wear the India Test cap and the dignity of the India Test cap should be maintaine...

The last of the Bata Thatha trilogy. The first two were posted here and here. One of the Walkie-Talkies at the Marina Beach had drawn the a...

This is the second story in the Bata Thatha series. The first one appeared here . At 6 am, the Marina Beach was already teeming with practit...

I am spending the week-end at a sea-side resort. Stretched out on the hammock that the resort guys have thoughtfully provided. Watching the ...

A photographer from Plus Ultra visited Parliament when it was in session and managed to capture the Prime Minister, Dr.Manmohan Singh in a ...

Among the many hundreds of people who frequent the Marina Beach for their morning walk, there is a particular group of walkers referred to b...

Unable to fathom how a bunch of second-rate English cricketers could crush the Indian team and inflict such a humiliating defeat at home, I ...

President Kalam is, no doubt, an erudite scholar, a scientist of distinction and a man of unquestionable integrity. But the President’s pron...

The root cause of most of the problems that we face as adults is that, somewhere down the line, we jettison the cheery disposition and unfet...

The historic Indo-US nuclear deal was signed after several rounds of hectic negotiations. While dozens of scientists, diplomats and bureaucr...

On reading media reports on the rebranding of ‘Indian Airlines’ as “Indian”, Plus Ultra caught up with the Civil Aviation Minister, Mr.Pra...

When we keep hearing the grim prognosis on the institution of marriage, why it is facing extinction and how the rate of separation of coupl...

Sowmya has tagged me . I am supposed to invite 6 people for dinner and then pass the baton on to 3 more bloggers to play host. The first d...

The first ever indication that I was no longer in the full flush of my youth came to me in a rather subtle manner. A neighbour’s child addre...

Away on a business trip and seated alone at the corner table of the swanky restaurant of the 5-star hotel, with the customary bowl of salad ...

Osama Bin Laden stroked his flowing beard in a contented manner and smiled that famous half-smile of his. He had good reasons to be satisfie...