Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

In 'Behind the Beautiful Forevers', a true account spun off as a novel, about life in Annawadi, a slum adjoining Mumbai airport, author Katherine Boo ...
09:20 PM, Jan 30, 2013

Manu Bhagavan

The One World Blog |

6 December 1992. Ayodhya burned, while NaRao fiddled (at a puja)(i). Flash forward 20 years. Today, in the heart of Hyderabad, once celebrated ...
11:22 AM, Dec 06, 2012

Seemi Pasha

Accident Prone |

When I was asked to travel to Haryana for a ground report on the sudden spurt in the number of rape cases being reported from ...
01:40 PM, Oct 16, 2012

H S Shivaprakash

From Heart to Heart |

In spite of having an uninterrupted history of 200 years, Indian literatures, written in 22 officially recognized major languages, countless tribal languages and in foreign ...
01:58 PM, Apr 30, 2012

Ashutosh

After the Break |

It's election time in Uttar Pradesh. Mayawati is trying hard to get back to power. However, whenever I think of Maya, my thoughts go to ...
12:53 PM, Jan 23, 2012

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

India's elite needs to come to terms with caste The headlines scream almost every day: 'Girl allegedly murdered because of inter-caste romance', 'Couple killed ...
12:15 AM, May 12, 2010