Hack Digest: Edition 1

Starting today, I'll be posting links to the best journalistic writing that I've read in the recent past. I'll try and be as regular with this as possible but in case I can't do it on a monthly basis, I'll put up a bi-monthly or even quarterly digest depending upon my workload. In the meantime, enjoy this and if you think you've read an equally good or a better piece of journalistic writing than what I've posted here, feel free to email and I'll upload it.


Rahul Bhatia's account of the three days he spent with LSD director Dibakar Banerjee (Open magazine)


Siddharth Varadarajan's powerful piece on the double standards of Indian politics when it comes to riots (The Hindu)


Chandrahas Choudhury's wonderfully written account of the BJP's 30 year journey and how it tries to strike a balance between the old and the new (The Caravan)


Shreevats Nevatia's cover story on how New Delhi is getting newer and better for the Commonwealth Games (Outlook) 


Priya Ramani on why Shyam Benegal is the Indian villager's Last Action Hero  (Mint Lounge)


Jai Arjun Singh talks to movie director Anup Kurian about the 'smallness' of his movie 'The Hunt' (Business Standard)


Gaurav Kalra on why Prince Yuvraj will never be King (IBNlive.com)


Samar Halarnkar wonders what Twitter is all about  (Hindustan Times)


Manu Joseph's superb piece on the most foolish things said about Sachin Tendulkar (Open Magazine)


Vir Sanghvi on why the Hindu loony fringe was obsessed with Sania Mirza's wedding and the origins of Dal Makhani (Hindustan Times)


And finally, Salil Tripathi on the humility of the Indian journalist (Mint)


Also check out the anniversary issue of TimeOut Delhi which is an exhaustive compilation of the best eateries in the capital