Feb 25, 2023 Canteen was essentially a humble affair. Cafeteria came into the picture when India was forced by circumstances to believe that control economy had not served it well and finally cafes entered the market when 'space' suddenly became central to the existence of people.
Feb 05, 2023 In 2023, the author’s Sharvan Nana has turned 100 and is in bed. His stories of cricket, Pakistan, and Ganges have also aged with him. He hopes he would recognise him and yearns for a story of pandubbis of Ganges, which he had first listened to as a child.
Aug 27, 2022 'I was grateful to her for giving shelter to my migrant. I wished the lockdown would be lifted as early as possible so that people of fortitude like Ram-aashray and Fatima might pick up the threads of their lives...' Here is a story to that hope.
Aug 07, 2022 The writer’s tongue-in-cheek phrasing explores the world of late 70s Puraini village, Total Revolution, the purity of the milk sold by 'dhoti'-clad milk sellers, the opening of a new star hotel, and the usual patronage of a North Indian village.
Jul 02, 2022 Such is the terror of Monday. Monday is the ultimate revenge upon Friday in the case of the more fortunate ones and upon Saturday in the case of those condemned to do a six-day drudgery week after week.
May 29, 2022 A letter to boxing prodigy Nikhat Zareen acknowledges the efforts of her father and offers words of advice on the way forward
May 29, 2022 For the student from the Hindi heartland, the civil services remain the peak of redemption from their mundane existence, and life away from home in Delhi preparing for the exams to their transition to adulthood.
May 08, 2022 The Bihari's journey into adulthood on train journey to college
Apr 30, 2022 Defiance certainly is Sachin felled by a vicious bouncer from Waqar at Sialkot, bleeding profusely, feeling dazed but then disregarding medical advice and mustering his nerves and wits, he would say, 'Mai Khelega!'
Apr 23, 2022 Jai and Biru returned to Ramgarh because they had Gabbar to eliminate. This essay delves into what makes all kinds of migrants—people who leave, relocate—return
Apr 09, 2022 All said, the book feels a bit underwhelming. There are too many characters doing too many things and the nature of not all things are fully fleshed out.
Apr 03, 2022 Hamid, the five-year-old protagonist of Premchand’s story, one of his best, may be a creature of the culture of poverty, but he is not the one suffering from the poverty of culture. He has his grudges against his uncouth and rich friends, but grudges don’t graduate to the level of hatred or revenge.
Mar 05, 2022 ‘You think ill of me but I would think well of you and your family and friends and you would ultimately realise that in this tug of war between terror and love, there could be only one winner: love.’
Jan 31, 2022 Last year’s growth-oriented Budget was set out with a six-pillar philosophy, and the budgetary allocations did align with that emphasis.
May 26, 2021 Carl Schuster, an expert on maritime issues speaks to Outlook about China’s growing naval assertiveness across the Indo-Pacific.
Jan 30, 2019 Priyanka Gandhi won’t have it easy as getting Congress into the BJP-vs-SP-BSP contest would take a turnaround in eastern UP, her party’s weakest field
Nov 21, 2018 CSDS Director's diary on flying with The Maharaja from Delhi to Bangkok.
Nov 09, 2018 Opposition unity is all fine. It may take a mammoth mood and vote swing to fell the man at the helm and the BJP.
Jun 07, 2018 Popularity surveys suggest no opposition leader on his or her own can challenge Modi in 2019. Here are the implications.