Antara Dev Sen

Apr 28, 2010
Letters to Editor

Letters to Editor

Antara Dev Sen

13-yr-old girl from raigad molested in city

The VP Road police has arrested a 35-year-old man for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl.

Ambitious prizes

The headlines said it all. The Man Booker International Prize had been awarded to Lydia Davis, the American author. But most Indian newspapers in English announced it as “U.R. Ananthamurthy loses out on Man Booker”. You could almost hear the collective sigh of millions of disappointed Indians.

Justice: Doomed to be delayed

Oh bother. A Cabinet reshuffle seems to be coming up. We wait. Like hungry guests wait for their food to be brought back at a once grand but now shoddy restaurant after some spirited soul demands that the stained tablecloths be replaced by clean ones.

Bringing up daughters

“Bringing up daughters in today’s world is challenging. Full stop. Period!” says actor Soni Razdaan about her lovely girls Shaheen and the new kid in Bollywood, Alia Bhatt.

Rajaratnam sibling faces Wall St. fraud case

The younger brother of jailed hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam has been charged by US prosecutors with conspiring in an insider trading scheme to cheat on Wall Street and earn nearly $1.2 million ill

Growing pains at 16

So we are all set to lower the age of consent from 18 to 16. I like the phrase “age of consent”.

V for vote, W for women

Look! What have we here? Ah, a votebank. So the suave finance minister has been eyeing the Indian woman surreptitiously, eh? Women as a votebank.

Culture of deceit

We live in a robust culture of deceit. We routinely lie, cheat, deceive, steal, rob and act in bad faith, in the public domain. When lied to, we don’t even raise an eyebrow.

Be clear. Don’t joke

Disclaimer: This article does not intend to hurt the sentiments of or commit any atrocity on members of any caste, gender or community. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

Theatre of the absurd

Once again we cringe as our politicians play to the gallery, elbowing out performers who could appeal to healthier minds.

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