Paradise regained celebrates landscapes
Palette Art Gallery in Delhi, opened with an exhibition Paradise Regained that runs through the month of May. In the stunning show are landscapes that have been mined and re-envisioned as the...
View ArticleEven this result will pass away
It is that time of the year when board examination results are likely to be announced soon. Millions of students wait to see their fate sketched before their roll numbers. As the results loom on...
View ArticleBullying and Hectoring: Why West cannot lecture India and East
When American and European countries lecture to us in the East with their -so called- Judeo-Christian values, it denies that Asia has a much longer tradition of secularism and human rights that existed...
View ArticleRahul Gandhi gets it right this time
For a man who has often been accused of getting his theme song, tactics and timing all wrong in politics, Rahul Gandhi has got it just right this time by seeking to fight the Lok...
View ArticleLadakh makes it large: This cold constituency promises a hot battle
Expect 100% turnout here? Five electors. One family. A poll booth all their own. India’s northernmost poll booth is at village Warshi in district Leh. At an altitude of 15,000 ft, Anley Pho-296 poll...
View ArticleEnsuring pensions in India’s ‘booming economy’
The disparity between India’s ‘fastest growing economy’ status and its neglect of robust social security measures demands transformative solutions to dignify its ageing population and align policies...
View ArticleBehenji’s fightback: Mayawati tries to retrieve lost relevance in national...
While travelling around Dalit bastis and hamlets in villages and in urban slums, one hears two popular narratives — first, jo free ration dewe, vote wohi ke jaye (the party which distributes free...
View ArticleTihar-style bhindi fry, and the wait for slow-motion justice
In May 1983, I was one of 350-odd JNU students who ended up in Tihar jail. I don’t recall what it was about, but it led to the president of the student union being expelled...
View ArticleA Focus on Indo-US relations in recent times
Introduction India has in recent years made it unambiguously clear that despite close cooperation with the US, it will not play second fiddle to the US in its geopolitical designs. It must be noted,...
View ArticleCongress’s desperate attempt at garnering votes
The fear mongering Congress leadership is desperate after having faced a ‘washout’ from the Centre for ten consecutive years and no signs whatsoever of coming back to power in the next five years at...
View ArticleThe inescapable presence of absence
In a recent interview with TOI following the release of his latest book, Knife: Meditations on an Attempted Murder, which narrates the near-fatal assault he suffered two years ago and which left him...
View ArticleTreacly friends: Literally and happily in each other’s hair until…
Expats tend to cobble their friendships at a frenetic pace. Pretty much like airport lounge bonding when strangers become confidantes till the flight lands and one is united with one’s luggage, then...
View ArticleIs ‘the West’ worth saving? Is the idea delusional?
There’s hand-wringing on everything from Ukraine to Israel. A realistic take would show where others see hypocrisy, Western countries perceive virtue. That won’t work anymore It’s not often these days...
View ArticleQuestion the margin
Modi’s home state is likely to deliver big for BJP again, despite Rajput angst & Congress retrying KHAM. But will the wins be as big as 2019? A Congress candidate from Surat dropped out of...
View ArticleDodgytal: TN Police portal breach highlights need for greater accountability...
The big data breach that hit Tamil Nadu Police last week is another demonstration of weak data security infra in the country. Hackers were not only able to access the department’s Facial Recognition...
View ArticleMantri for emigration: Global demographic trends creating huge opportunity...
India topped the remittance global chart in 2023 with an inflow of $125 billion, or 3.4% of GDP. That was a direct boost to the income of millions of families. As a report in TOI...
View ArticleEmpowering SC-ST entrepreneurs key to achieving a $5 trillion economy
The recent Bihar caste survey brought out that the SC-ST community consists of over 21 percent of the state’s population, prompting a call for a greater share in the socio-political and socio-economic...
View ArticleAren’t we all a little bit Aloka-pagli deep down?
Picture this: there’s me and my cousin-sis, just chilling on our phones. She pops the classic ‘ki korish?’ It is basically asking, ‘What’s up?’ Now, this innocent question is like the starter pistol...
View ArticleWhy Team India needed a Rinku-first policy
In a press conference explaining the whys and hows of Team India’s selection for the World Cup, BCCI’s chief selector Ajit Agarkar said that Rinku Singh was “the toughest thing to discuss…it was all...
View ArticleThe debate on Congress manifesto
The nation is witnessing immense debate on some of the inclusions in the Congress manifesto and the Prime Minister’s scathing comments on the same. Sam Pitroda, Rahul Gandhi’s mentor in USA, added fuel...
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