The author is the president and CEO of National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA)
Ghalib's insight into human nature
The exquisite prose of Ghalib
Zikr-i-Mir about the man and the poet
They were times when I wanted to give it all up
How concept-testing destroyed tv
Jeeves continues to remain the greatest butler of all times
Bernie Sanders could be the miracle America needs
Austin is one of the most civilised places in the US of A
Today, in America, you cannot do without online shopping
Albert Cook on Measure for Measure
Bard in common language
Why I am displeased with reviews of my performances
How the twentieth century turned the raga into a unique new genre
Of Miles Kington and Yasmin Alibhai Brown
The BBC has become a monolith and its future is rocky at best
Being transported into the realm of beyond
Reminiscences are soppy but on a blustery day they warm the cockles of your heart.
Of poetry and Shakespeare
Language is the only reality I have
The changing life of the audience, middle class, squeamish and unrefined, had no taste for the old comedies of manners