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

Hrishikesh Kanitkar

viewpoint |

There is no question about it. Twenty20 cricket is a game of confidence. When we look at the way Chris Gayle bats in T20, this ...
11:38 AM, Apr 11, 2013

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

"Justice", the new rallying cry on the streets and in the studios, can be awfully selective at times. The brutal gangrape of a Delhi girl ...
12:16 AM, Apr 05, 2013

Mikkhail Vaswani

Clean Bold |

It's that time of the year when cricket finds a new definition. From 'city moment of success' to 'maximums', IPL's 'bus dekhne ka nahi' slogan ...
01:46 PM, Apr 02, 2013

Rajesh Kumar

Life As It Is |

(Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagarpalika Puthaakalaya is Munna's favourite haunt. In times of trouble, this is where he takes refuge. He buries himself in books by ...
07:25 AM, Apr 01, 2013

Chetan Narula

Hot Spot |

The problem with Indian cricket is that it lives in the present. While philosophers will tell you that is a good way of life, it ...
01:02 PM, Mar 18, 2013

Tathagata Bhattacharya

Master and a glass of Margarita |

The controversy generated over the invite extended to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi to address the India Economic Forum at The Wharton School of the ...
06:57 PM, Mar 05, 2013

Vivek Sengupta

Fresh air |

Make no mistake: Regardless of what pundits tell you, this is an election Budget prepared skillfully not just with a view to the upcoming Lok ...
11:28 AM, Mar 01, 2013

Faisal Caesar

Perfume Ball |

Top-class cricket teams are getting skittled out for shambolic totals such as 47 and 49, as witnessed in Tests in South Africa this year. They ...
08:22 PM, Feb 08, 2013

Faisal Caesar

Perfume Ball |

Fast bowling is an expression of raw power. Proper fast bowlers are forces of nature. They always command attention. They are more animal excitement than ...
10:47 AM, Feb 01, 2013

Rakhshanda Jalil

Hindustani awaaz |

By the late 11th century veneration of the Prophet had begun to assume a visible form in different parts of the by-now burgeoning Islamic world. ...
01:38 PM, Jan 25, 2013

Rakhshanda Jalil

Hindustani awaaz |

Rashid Jahan was a woman of many parts: a brilliant and hardworking doctor, a dedicated member of the Communist Party, a committed political organizer, a ...
12:19 PM, Jan 08, 2013

Arun Pradeep

No Love Lost |

Ashley Young was preparing to take the corner kick when he noticed the man who had just entered the field. He was running towards Young ...
10:30 PM, Dec 30, 2012

Ruchira Singh

Un'news'ual |

Dear Delhi, I belong here. Please let me feel safe in my own home. Speaking strictly from whatever little experience of life I have ...
01:01 PM, Dec 18, 2012

Nadim Asrar

The Other |

Two decades is almost a third of the journey that independent India has covered since 1947. It's been a long journey, chequered with events that ...
12:39 PM, Dec 06, 2012

Vandana Kohli

Of such times |

Every meditative discipline across traditions has one singular aim - to help focus the mind on its true nature - open, vast and inclusive. ...
11:55 AM, Nov 19, 2012

Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

It's open season on 'modern' women A fashionable cultural conservatism dominates a land in the throes of the seismic shocks of liberalisation and westernisation. ...
09:31 AM, Nov 09, 2012

Arun Pradeep

No Love Lost |

In fairness, the performance was closer to 2-8 than 1-2. The final scoreline flattered Arsenal, indicating a balanced match perhaps decided by a moment of ...
07:08 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Vandana Kohli

Of such times |

India is unique. Elements of the Space Age on one hand and elements from the Stone Age on the other can be seen on the ...
12:37 PM, Nov 05, 2012

Rajdeep Sardesai

Newsman |

Nitin Gadkari isn't quite known to mind his language. A few weeks after he took over as BJP president, he expressed himself with typical candour ...
12:06 AM, Nov 02, 2012