Jyoti Kamal

North by North West |

Haven't we always talked about things with people we know and sometimes with people we don't know that well? Isn't that what being human is ...
04:37 PM, May 18, 2012

Surya Gangadharan

BARAKA |

Ever heard of Puntland? What about Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud? Well he's the president of this "state of Somalia", as the MEA describes it. It's the ...
04:13 PM, May 18, 2012

Altamash Hashmi

Faulty Altie |

The growing rift between Iran and the United States took me back to my days at the United Nations(UN) in New York last year. I ...
01:42 PM, May 17, 2012

Jitender Bhargava

Aerial view |

Even ten days after the strike by the Air India's pilots began there appears to be no resolution in sight. With civil aviation minister Ajit ...
10:53 AM, May 16, 2012

Mikkhail Vaswani

Clean Bold |

Age is a question of mind over matter, but it's a matter of concern when quite a few minds question the presence of age in ...
01:19 PM, May 15, 2012

Nikita Mishra

Health-y-Hiatus |

...And this is not a cliche anymore... Wolfing junk food like burgers, pizzas, pastas, fried chicken, and washing it down with can-loads of ...
12:16 PM, May 15, 2012

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

Watching Rahul Dravid play the forward defensive stroke in an IPL match was as incongruous as it was thrilling. It was like sighting a sparrow ...
11:49 AM, May 15, 2012

Shiv Visvanathan

Excess Baggage |

Democracy is always inventive, exploiting mediums to create fresh theatre. It seems to create new sites for protest, new forms of dialogue, and new ways ...
09:57 AM, May 15, 2012

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

I enjoy being on Twitter. It is a medium of engagement and debate. Celebrities and news-makers of all sorts seem to enjoy the forum too, ...
10:10 AM, May 14, 2012

Uday Sahay

Uday's Space |

Seldom does the Indian media today act as the cronies of the commoners. However, when it does, especially in pelting stones at the castle, it ...
02:17 PM, May 12, 2012

Sriram Balasubramanian

The Straight Drive |

The social awareness overdrive that has been created by the Satyamev Jayate is remarkable. The superstar effect seems to have worked with the masses, at ...
11:53 AM, May 10, 2012

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

Cricket is a gift. A blessing. Bestowed on a few, gratefully cherished by millions. A bat is a strange sporting implement. A rather odd construct ...
12:25 PM, May 09, 2012

Gaurav Kalra

Grumble with Gaurav |

Cricket is a gift. A blessing. Bestowed on a few, gratefully cherished by millions. A bat is a strange sporting implement. A rather odd construct ...
11:58 AM, May 09, 2012

Aakash Chopra

Insight Edge |

Kings XI Punjab skipper Adam Gilchrist thinks the IPL is gradually becoming a league of 'haves' and 'have-nots' - is his concern realistic, or is ...
11:54 AM, May 09, 2012

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

When Kolkata Knight Riders decided not to retain Sourav Ganguly ahead of the re-auction in 2011, there was a lot of chaos. Cricket fans in ...
07:47 AM, May 07, 2012

Jaspreet Sahni

Gun Barrel |

Nothing compares to the flair that Pakistan players bring to a cricket field. It's not much different to the swagger of a Vivian Richards, the ...
11:49 AM, May 06, 2012

Anurodh Jain

Transforming Bharat |

Greek philosopher Socrates once said, "It is not living that matters, but living rightly." As the clock is inching towards the 2015 deadline of the ...
09:12 AM, May 03, 2012

Vivian Fernandes

Espresso Economics |

If one were to take a purely transaction-oriented approach to the Bofors deal, one will wonder what the fuss is all about. Even Sten Lindstrom, ...
03:48 PM, May 01, 2012

Mikkhail Vaswani

Clean Bold |

A cricketer in India sleeps with a dream and wakes up with a purpose, but selectors in India sleep with a purpose, only to wake ...
01:25 PM, May 01, 2012

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

The TRP ratings may not say so, but going by the attendances recorded at the stadiums across the country, the Indian Premier League is back, ...
08:50 AM, May 01, 2012