A throne for Charles Eames
Charles Eames, who designed one of the world’s most iconic chairs
and was intimately connected to the National Institute of Design and to the world of Indian subaltern culture, considered the low-class lota an epitome of Indian design, says H Y Sharada Prasad.....Full Story
Jawahar & Indira
H Y SHARADA PRASAD examines the influence of
Jawaharlal Nehru on his daughter, Indira Gandhi.....Full Story
Presidential suit
Sharada Prasad,With President A P J Abdul Kalam due to lay down office the coming year, one thing seems certain—his successor will be a conventional political figure, and relatively young at that. We might find that the First Citizen will
not necessarily be a senior citizen, too. It’s a global trend.....Full Story
Some Indian history for the queen
Sharada Prasad,Queen Elizabeth, who turned 80 this month, once took a lesson in subcontinental history from her far less diplomatic husbands.....Full Story
Glimpses of Nehru
Sharada Prasad,This new album on the Nehrus, covering the whole clan right down to Rahul and Priyanka, has several untypical pictures.....Full Story
Indira’s coup against herself
Sharada Prasad,While I still share the pain B N Tandon felt over the events that led to the Emergency, I maintain that the mistakes were not unilateral.....Full Story
A masterly slip
Sharada Prasad,Sometimes it so happens that even a knowledgeable, articulate diplomat misses on the very basics, leaving others in the lurch.....Full Story
The Dalit who rose on merit
Sharada Prasad Meek in appearance, K R Narayanan was a thoughtful and forthright man to whom principles were dearer than positions.....Full Story
Grandmother's ears
Sharada Prasad remembers Indira Gandhi of his years spent with her and sees only freshness, speed and a steely equipoise.....Full Story
Pugnacity Personified
Veena maestro S Balachander was to classical music what McEnroe was
to tennis.....Full Story
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