Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

AAP is doing what politicians have forgotten to do As the summer kicks in, people's representatives are often seen scurrying for their cool drawing ...
06:20 AM, May 08, 2013

Debraj Bhattacharya

The other India |

"Debraj, I didn't believe that I would be able to walk this long in this heat" said Uttara Chakrabarty. Senior Citizen. Teacher in the History ...
10:44 PM, Apr 11, 2013

Faisal Caesar

Perfume Ball |

One of the most surprising aspects regarding the Bangladesh Test squad for the tour to Sri Lanka was the exclusion of Marshall Ayub, a top-notch ...
05:24 PM, Mar 01, 2013

Rajesh Kumar

Life As It Is |

A rape that happened 17 years ago has animals of Junglistan up in arms. #Suryanelli is today the most trending topic. @ChikkuTheCricket Can ...
12:40 AM, Feb 28, 2013

Rakhshanda Jalil

Hindustani awaaz |

While much work has been done on exploring and exposing communalism in India, relatively little attempt has been made to understand its conjoined twin, secularism. ...
05:54 PM, Feb 13, 2013

Abid Soffi

Lost in 'Trance'lation |

After the horrific Delhi gangrape incident which shook the nation to its foundation, people for the first time in one voice said 'No to crimes ...
02:51 PM, Jan 19, 2013

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

Virat Kohli, as a cricketer, makes you think. When he led India to the 2008 Under-19 World Cup triumph, he made those watching think of ...
12:56 PM, Jan 17, 2013

Debraj Bhattacharya

The other India |

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

Vivek Sengupta

Fresh air |

The friend of the rape victim, who through her ordeal and death galvanised an entire nation, spoke out a few days ago. In his first ...
01:53 PM, Jan 12, 2013

Debraj Bhattacharya

The other India |

Following the horrific assault and rape of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi there has been massive protests at Delhi, in other cities of India as ...
02:11 PM, Jan 01, 2013

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

In the classic BBC political satire serial, 'Yes Minister', minister Jim Hacker asks his senior bureaucrat Sir Humphrey Appleby how to deal with a group ...
12:09 AM, Dec 28, 2012

Afsar Ahmad

Afsar's Take |

Till now, we have known two kinds of India. One which supports the government and second that supports the Opposition. Post independence, these two types ...
03:22 PM, Dec 22, 2012

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

Where do India go from here? Even in the days when they were lambs abroad, they were usually tigers at home. Now they are pussycats, ...
03:08 PM, Dec 18, 2012

Jaspreet Sahni

Gun Barrel |

The other day my son was learning how to cycle - to put it right, the act of balancing. "If you don't pay attention, the ...
01:00 PM, Aug 30, 2012

Jamie Alter

Spin, Bounce and Turn |

"I could probably look to bat anywhere, but the team wanted me to be at No. 4 all the time and that's where I've spent ...
01:58 PM, Aug 21, 2012

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

A very, very special career innings has come to an end. VVS Laxman, the backbone of the Indian middle order for the past decade, has ...
04:22 PM, Aug 20, 2012

Sreemoyee Piu Kundu

For crying out loud |

I've been in the throes of my third novel Sita's Curse and hence more or less cut off from the civilized world, preferring to live ...
12:06 PM, Jul 30, 2012

Suresh Menon

Reverse Swing |

For a decade and a half following their Test debut, India didn't think much of offspin as a weapon of attack. Legspin was king, and ...
12:40 PM, Jun 19, 2012

Saurav Jha

Geek At Large |

The declared range is political. The demonstrated capability is not. Agni V truly epitomises the maturing of India's missile prowess and is a harbinger of ...
12:32 PM, Apr 20, 2012

Aakash Chopra

Insight Edge |

It took Rahul Dravid's retirement to force us out of our slumber. Crucial questions like 'who would clinch No.3?' and 'who would be the next ...
08:05 AM, Mar 14, 2012