Namita Bhandare writes on gender and other social issues and has 25 years of experience in journalism. She has edited books and features in a documentary on sexual violence. She tweets as @namitabhandare
Articles by Namita Bhandare
A tale of two urban legends
Tragically, neither city delivers on issues that should matter most to its citizens: infrastructure; law and order; a modern mindset that includes involved citizens, writes Namita Bhandare.
Updated on May 18, 2008 11:08 PM IST
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The All-Rounder
Although he’s supremely conscious of the role his father has played, and continues to play, in his life, you suspect that Jyotiraditya Scindia is not the kind of person to look back with regret. Namita Bhandare tells us more about this Gen Y MP.
Updated on Apr 12, 2008 01:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Namita Bhandare
Writes of passage
In a literature festival, the only stars should be the writers. All other taaras should stay in another zameen, writes Namita Bhandare.
Updated on Jan 30, 2008 10:27 PM IST
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And what is it to you?
We have every right to ask our politicians to be honest, efficient and effective, what they do in their off-hours is entirely their business, writes Namita Bhandare.
Updated on Jan 09, 2008 10:39 PM IST
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Mum’s the word
If Mother’s Day is to have any real meaning, it must go beyond platitudes. Years after the women’s movement hoped to bring about equality, nothing much has changed, writes Namita Bhandare.
Updated on May 15, 2007 01:37 AM IST
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Big packets bring bigger worries, finds HT survey
Executives nowadays are paying for high salaries with endless work hours and poor quality of family life, writes Namita Bhandare.
Updated on Mar 17, 2007 12:03 PM IST
None | Namita Bhandare, New Delhi
No working woman, no cry
How does a modern woman strike a work-life balance? Seema Goswami has answers, says Namita Bhandare.
Published on Feb 08, 2007 05:29 PM IST
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Traveller who saw many worlds
Those who knew Rabindra Seth call him the 'forever man', writes Namita Bhandare.
Published on Feb 01, 2007 03:55 AM IST
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Middle class loves to splurge
The segment that's powerful enough to shape India's destiny is the one most of us belong to. HT does a reality check
Published on Jan 29, 2007 03:12 AM IST
None | Namita Bhandare, New Delhi
New middle class mantra is spending
It prefers a good lifestyle to a simple one, an HT-CNN IBN survey shows, reports Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 26, 2007 09:47 PM IST
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Rushdie-Naipaul: Mirror images?
The ground beneath Rushdie?s feet has shifted and now he is eerily like his old bete noire Naipaul, says Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 23, 2007 03:02 PM IST
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In Sir Vidia's shadow
Salman Rushdie and VS Naipaul in some mysterious way, have turned into mirror images of each other, writes Namita Bhandare.
Updated on Jan 23, 2007 04:33 AM IST
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In Sir Vidia?s shadow
Rushdie and Naipaul may not dislike each other any less. But in some mysterious and completely unpredictable way, they have turned into mirror images of each other, writes Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 23, 2007 12:32 AM IST
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Hard-sell overshadows literature
Though the Jaipur Heritage fest brought leading writers together, many were dissatisfied with the proceedings.
Published on Jan 22, 2007 07:10 PM IST
None | Namita Bhandare, Jaipur
Army acting dreadfully in J&K: Salman
The fatwa for The Satanic Verses has failed to silence writer Salman Rushdie.
Published on Jan 22, 2007 11:39 AM IST
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Army acting dreadfully in J&K: Salman
Insurgency, he says, began in 1989, but the army?s atrocities in Kashmir had begun well before that, reports Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 22, 2007 03:20 AM IST
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Hard-sell overshadows literature
Salman Rushdie is busy signing autographs on scraps of paper, reports Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 22, 2007 02:35 AM IST
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Shilpa should quit show if can't take heat: Rushdie
Rushdie wishes Shetty to come home with the prize, writes Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 21, 2007 10:24 PM IST
None | Namita Bhandare, Jaipur
Second Jaipur literature festival update
Authors as Tarun Tejpal and Pankaj Mishra are there too, adding to the firmament of stars at the Festival, reports Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 21, 2007 09:58 PM IST
None | Namita Bhandare, Jaipur
Indian literature rides economic boom
Economic power brings literary power & there is big boom in Indian non-fiction & fiction, reports Namita Bhandare.
Updated on Jan 22, 2007 01:59 PM IST
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I feel India's need: Kiran Desai
An interaction with NDTV's Barkha Dutt had a varied audience get together at Diggi Palace, the festival venue, reports Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 20, 2007 10:22 PM IST
None | Namita Bhandare, Jaipur
Literature Fest in Jaipur
The three-day festival aims to promote and encourage a love of literature by bringing authors and readers together, reports Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 18, 2007 03:37 PM IST
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In the heart of wilderness
Africa is all about adventure, even when you are stuck in slush waiting for the rescue jeep, writes Namita Bhandare.
Published on Jan 12, 2007 11:39 PM IST
None | Namita Bhandare | Urban Gypsy
The art of sealing
As the art season gets going in the city, gallery owners begin scouting around for new locations, reports Namita Bhandare.
Published on Nov 24, 2006 09:18 PM IST
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Different strokes
MTV?s irreverent humour and Kandagaon?s traditional iron craft come together in an exhibition that takes contemporary art to the edge of desire, Namita Bhandare.
Published on Nov 19, 2006 02:30 AM IST
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Devil?s advocate: Jethmalani
At 83, Ram Jethmalani has probably been called a maverick more times than he can remember, writes Namita Bhandare.
Published on Nov 11, 2006 03:15 AM IST
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The lost world of the Maharaja
Despite the harsh terrain, the Rann of Kutch is a stretch of spectacular beauty, writes Namita Bhandare.
Published on Nov 04, 2006 03:52 AM IST
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The lost world of the Maharaja
Despite the harsh terrain, the Rann of Kutch is a stretch of spectacular beauty, writes Namita Bhandare.
Updated on Nov 04, 2006 12:39 AM IST
None | Namita Bhandare | urban gypsy
Force behind Kutch's economy
Chanda Shroff is the moving force behind a project that sustains thousands of families, reports Namita Bhandare.
Published on Oct 29, 2006 02:01 PM IST
None | Namita Bhandare, Bhuj
She helps Kutch weave its economy
Chanda Shroff is the moving force behind a project that sustains thousands of families in drought-prone Kutch, reports Namita Bhandare.
Updated on Oct 26, 2006 03:35 PM IST
None | Namita Bhandare, Bhuj