The Shadowy World Of Arms Dealer Sanjay Bhandari
Connections from UPA to NDA, a five-star lifestyle and yet he stayed well below the public radar. Till raids on hawala dealers brought it all tumbling out.
'I'll Take 5-10 Yrs To Restore The Floodplains'
Professor emeritus at the Department of Environmental Studies, DU, C.R. Babu, on how they estimated the restoration cost of Art of Living’s World Culture Festival
Art Of Saying Everything’s Fine
The green tribunal has asked Art of Living to pay an interim fine for its extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains
The Baron’s Robbed Guarantor
Meet Manmohan Singh, the marginal farmer blacklisted by his bank because Vijay Mallya flew away with big-ticket loans
"Ambedkar’s Role In The Constitution Is A Myth"
Ram Bahadur Rai, former ABVP general secretary and chairman of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts on his passion for a new Constitution
The Elusive Aura Of Aurobindo
A cusp figure straddling the spiritual and political. How do Aurobindo’s ideas relate to the Hindu right, to Gandhi, to today’s debates?
Shot A ’Ennessy, Boss Di Dancefloor
Opening for Jamaica...girls like sugar...Flamboyance Gayle...girl magnet in Engl and...hard cricket, bad-arse sweets in Adelaide—excerpts from Chris Gayle’s book
"India, US Are Looking Over Their Shoulders At Beijing"
Veteran diplomat and author, Anja Manuel, on how the three big powers, US, China and India are likely to shape Asia
Number 57 Said To Number 3
Four riots in jails in Uttar Pradesh over the last couple of months speak of a penal system under strain, crying for a humane overhaul
A Comedy Of (No) Manners
Tanmay Bhat’s snapchat on Tendulker and Lata may be tasteless, but the reaction has been ridiculous
Black's Not A Darker Brown
Official denial of the racist nature of the attacks on them does little to make Africans feel safe in India
Bibliofile
The launch of Rana Ayyub's controversial book on Gujarat riots, what Lewis Carroll's fans are looking out for and colouring books for adults.
Following The Dirt Track
About the messy bits of Delhi’s ruling class, the political chicanery and the games that emerging political parties play for the sake of power.
Kammattipaadam
The non-linear storytelling is a complex jigsaw of memories that fall into place only in the last scene.
The Sked
The 21st edition of the European Film Festival visits twelve Indian cities with 24 films from as many countries
Tehran Diary
Iran's people are hungry for the comforts of our times—fast cars, fine foods, designer clothes and travel.
Funny Thing, Comedy
Bhat’s video on Facebook may have been tasteless and crass, but to demand his arrest is excessive and blatantly populist.
A.P. Shreethar
The self-taught artist, actor and producer, on bringing to India its first 3D art museum, in Chennai. He’s credited for introducing giclee painting in India.