Mohan Bhagwat
“The future is in tearing down old buildings and constructing high-rises in their place and here the kar sevaks could come in handy,” Justice Liberhan observed.
‘Climate Is Like Unwashed Dishes In My Kitchen’
The glaciologist at Ontario Trent University, who recently stirred up a glacial storm by taking on a 2007 UN panel report, on 'Climategate'.
Game On In The Carbon Back Lanes
Jairam Ramesh may well be under attack but he has the full support of the prime minister
Too Much, Too Early?
The heat is over whether India’s offer of cuts has put pressure on development and industry
The Road To Mandalay
Considered by some well-travelled foodies to be one of the world’s best Burmese restaurants, alongside places like Washington’s Myanmar and London’s Mandalay.
Paa
The film moves you in parts but stops short of being an overwhelmingly stirring experience. There are some jarring and tackily-handled scenes.
Shazahn Padamsee
The daughter of Alyque Padamsee and Sharon Prabhakar makes her Bollywood debut in Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
Bibliofile
No surprises at the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize Foundation awards, a Nobel winner's novel and all about spousography.
His Many Faces
Om Puri is a genuinely nice, unassuming person. The book succeeds in bringing that across. But this moving story deserved a better writer.
Homemade Alphabet Tree
They face state wrath, but private unaided schools provide quality education to many poor children
Mussoorie Diary
Where are the snows of yesteryear? It doesn’t seem to snow quite so often or quite so heavily as in previous years. Perhaps we’ll be lucky this winter...
News You Can Abuse
Has our fourth estate, like Oscar Wilde said, become a sole estate, having sold out to mammon?
Please Do Not Sell
Paid-for news is emerging as the single-most serious threat to our collective credibility.
Come Bear The Cross
What is a war hero’s worth after the battles are over? Well, a lot but the medals are fast going missing in India.
‘Tests Are Difficult, Everyone Cannot Be Successful In Them’
Fresh after his 293 at Mumbai, Virender Sehwag speaks on Indian team, Test Cricket and much else
