Media as dutiful wife
I have for long had this radical solution for an India-Pakistan problem: bring the negotiating teams of both countries to Delhi's Ashok Hotel, lock them up in a suite and tell them that they have to eat the food from the ITDC kitchen until they sign the final agreement.



The eternity of return
As a political artist specialising in self-portraits, Vishwanath Pratap Singh is exceptionally good in airbrushing himself out of the canvas.



Television drama
Some time ago, American TV audiences were treated to their very own ``TV marriage''. The programme, How to Marry a Multi-millionaire, which notched one of the highest ratings of all time.



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