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
The recent outcry of middle-class men and women, many of whom not associated with any political party or developmental organisation, is an important phenomenon that ...
12:21 PM, Jan 17, 2013
Not too long ago, the media had quite a handicap in the pursuit of the truth. Privy to all information, the political class was unchallenged ...
11:28 PM, Oct 29, 2012
A kind of McCarthyism seems to be operating in the country. Just as the US Senator who gave the term its name saw communists lurking ...
11:58 AM, Oct 10, 2012
Ten years ago, I bought a new apartment under construction in DLF Exclusive Floors, Phase V, Gurgaon. I took a loan from ICICI Bank to ...
10:29 AM, Oct 06, 2012
If Arvind Kejriwal becomes MP in 2014 then it will a fresh start for 'Parliamentary Democracy'. All great political leaders are crying for Parliamentary Democracy ...
09:09 PM, Aug 26, 2012
It is quite surprising that the Comptroller and Auditor General has not advised denationalisation of the coal industry in its report to Parliament. The CAG ...
08:38 PM, Aug 17, 2012
The anti-climactic collapse of the Anna Hazare movement brings to mind TS Eliot's classic phrase: Not with a bang, but a whimper. This is not ...
12:34 PM, Aug 08, 2012
Anna Hazare and team are back in town but this time, not with much of a bang as they could muster the support of less ...
05:25 PM, Jul 28, 2012
"Let the Judges also remember that Solomon's throne was supported by lions on both sides: let them be lions, but yet lions under the throne." ...
02:11 PM, Jul 14, 2012
I live in a flat of a posh, prestigious, populous, well designed and well planned DDA colony. One day responding to doorbell I confronted a ...
03:43 PM, Jun 18, 2012
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
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
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As he lies on a hospital bed in Pune recovering from severe bronchitis, I pray for Anna's recovery. He is the best brand ambassador India ...
05:03 PM, Jan 02, 2012
![Prerna Prasad]( "Prerna Prasad")
Corruption is a virus swiftly reaching the roots. It's a menace which has entrapped almost all sections of the society. From the peon till the ...
12:36 PM, Dec 05, 2011
![Tathagata Bhattacharya]( "Tathagata Bhattacharya")
Looking at the state of the Indian Union and the polity that governs it, one is prompted to dig Henry B Adams out of his ...
09:43 PM, Nov 28, 2011
![Brijesh Kalappa]( "Brijesh Kalappa")
The villages surrounding Ralegaon Sidhi have decided to confer Kisan Baburao Hazare the title of 'Mahatma'. There are several proponents of such a move. ...
01:38 PM, Oct 11, 2011
![Trupti Rane]( "Trupti Rane")
Delhities are a happy lot these days. The Delhi government has recently passed a landmark Bill that penalizes government officials who fail to process applications ...
03:42 PM, Oct 04, 2011
![Ashwin Sanghi]( "Ashwin Sanghi")
With Dussehra around the corner and an uneasy truce between the Home Minister and Finance Minister, Panditji's prediction is that the 'devil' lies in the ...
01:30 PM, Sep 30, 2011
![Tanuj Khosla]( "Tanuj Khosla")
As much as I keenly follow WikiLeaks, I don't know how true they are. So when I read Julian Assange's claims about Indians having more ...
11:54 AM, Sep 30, 2011
