‘Who Didn't Warn Nehru?’
A chat with filmmaker and author Shiv Kunal Verma whose showcasing of the Indian military remains unparalleled.
Chronicle Of A Debacle Foretold
The war with China was one that the army was not allowed to fight by its own people. The defeat was pretty much invited.
‘There Is No Turf War’
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on India's response to the Pathankot attack and its future preparedness to deal with terrorism.
32 Spokes Of Wisdom
Our national symbol, the Ashoka pillar, has an upper chakra missing. An MP pointed it out to Nehru, but was ignored.
Carrying His Mind Through
Pranav Dhanavade’s 1,009 is Olympian. He has it to inspire him to scale maturer heights.
“The Legislature Must Bring BCCI Under RTI”
Justice R.M. Lodha who is now looking after the tainted BCCI on why cricketing fiefdoms should be demolished and why betting should be legalised.
Knotted Gordian And Gory
Pathankot has put another obstacle in the way of peace initiatives between India and Pakistan and prudence is the only remedy in sight
Skivvies & Fatigues
Did the NSA’s ‘civilian’ NSG botch up the Pathankot operation? Would the army have handled it better?
The NSA To Beat All NSAs Thus Far...
Brajesh Mishra would have been a hard act to follow. But Doval seems to be doing a pretty fine job of it.
Growing Doubts Over The Doval Doctrine
Eighteen months after Ajit K. Doval became India’s fifth NSA, his doctrine—aggressive diplomacy coupled with faster overt and covert response to attacks—is put to question
A Short Walk To Bogtown
Is Ajit Doval, the PM’s eyes and ears, turning the PMO blind and deaf to reality?
The Tale Of A Chastised Tiger
Ruskin Bond's meanderings through the hills and valleys of Dehra and various encounters with animals.
The Sked
The blessing of magazines dedicated solely to creative arts, the Delhi Litfest and a printmaker’s journey from drawing to textile
Sambhaji Bhagat
Folk artist and Dalit bard Sambhaji Bhagat composed the music for the award-winning Marathi film <i>Court</i>.
Florence Diary
Each wrong turn leads to a new treasure, an unexpected trove of beauty, an unseen lot of sculptures.
In Praise Of Justice Lodha
For giving us the pleasure of re-imagining cricket the way we have not been able to these past few years.
Seeing Through The Haze
Arvind Kejriwal’s bold move should convince cynics and sceptics everywhere that ‘We, the People’ are instruments, not impediments...
At The Helm Of A Sisterhood
A banker channels disillusionment, creates economic refuge for the marginalised
Kitchen Confidential
Bring the five-star experience home. Gourmet savants are now bringing their business to the family kitchen.
Riding A Dum Dum Dream
A bullet train project is a showpiece of progress. But with a railways gasping for funds, it’s wasteful expenditure too.