Articles by Ajith Pillai

Ajith Pillai

V.S. Naipaul And The Hindu Gangsters Of Bombay

'He had concluded, or had been told, that the mafia in the city was made up of Muslims and Muslims alone......

Aug 13, 2014 Ajith Pillai
Shahrukh Khan

Much has been made of Sanju (Dutt) and me roughing up Shirish Kunder (he’s Farah Khan’s husband, if you...

Feb 13, 2012 Ajith Pillai
Kapil Dev

If Imran Khan is taking a shot at becoming Pakistan PM then shouldn’t Kapil Dev too think on those lines?

Feb 06, 2012 Ajith Pillai
Sachin Tendulkar

Luckily, on the fourth and fifth day of the Perth test we did not lose any wickets...

Jan 30, 2012 Ajith Pillai
Mayawati’s Nth Statue

We will be sending a petition to Mr Quraishi requesting him to cover all statues across north India during...

Jan 23, 2012 Ajith Pillai
Papa Diamond Of Rock

With his passionate commitment, Saigal helped redraw India’s music map

Jan 23, 2012 Ajith Pillai ON Amit Saigal
Ozzy Osbourne

Me was the lead singer of Black Sabbath, often referred to as the ‘Godfather of Heavy Metal’ and the...

Jan 16, 2012 Ajith Pillai
Justice Markandey Katju

I believe my random thoughts will be something that generations of future journalists will profit from. A...

Dec 26, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Red Ink From The Octopus

Journalists working underworld links are in danger from all sides

Dec 19, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Robert Mueller

'Let a thousand ‘moles’ and Aggarwalmarts bloom across the country. The future of the country will...

Dec 19, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Tipsy Gypsy From Ralegan Siddhi

A few years back, the missus and I moved out to a nearby town. You may wonder, why this change of address?

Dec 12, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Mohammed Azharuddin

After Vinod Ganpat Kambli’s recent allegation that I was guilty of match-fixing, friends and fans have been...

Dec 05, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie

I suppose Outlook readers must now be familiar with my spat with Facebook

Nov 28, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Rahul Gandhi

“No sir,” he said animatedly, “you have to do a lot more. Now, look at Swami Agnivesh. At 72, he’s...

Nov 21, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Lady Gaga

“Gagaji, that was the only way to meet you. See, I have a great film project lined up. Will you listen to...

Nov 14, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Bobby Thusker, Aide To Mayawati

No one, not even those in Mayawatiji’s inner circle, know of my existence. An ex-IITian, I was popularly...

Nov 07, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Digvijay Singh

Henceforth the top rung of the Congress, including MPs, will have to become apolitical. Our leaders will...

Oct 31, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Narendra Modi

Suffice it to say I don’t hanker after prime ministership. As one of my angrezi-speaking advisors put it:...

Oct 24, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Montek Singh Alhuwalia

I don’t quite understand all the hullabaloo about the Rs 32 ceiling for the urban poor for this figure was...

Oct 17, 2011 Ajith Pillai
Shoaib Akhtar

I said to myself: “Hey Shoaib, you are an author now!” And once asleep, I dreamt I am a novelist. My new...

Oct 10, 2011 Ajith Pillai