Tunnel Vision, Darkly
The irregularity of allocation and the inability to exploit the mines don't seem like chance outcomes or mere procedural delays.
‘Auctioning Will Make Electricity Costlier’
The former Coal India CMD who turned around the PSU on the heat and dust generated by the CAG report
The Folly Of Believing Your Own Hyperbole
A tall-talking, myopic, mulishly Jan Sanghi BJP is ripe for a fall
‘Some PPPs Have Issues, But So Do Most Public Projects’
The posterboy of PPPs, Planning Commission deputy chairman admits that the quality of these ventures remains a question
Public-Private Perplexity
Touted as a panacea for all ills in infrastructure projects, many PPPs are now being questioned for scam potential
The DIY Maoist Manual
How they made their own rockets, rocket launchers, mortars and other weapons. And how they kept improving and improvising.
The Eyes Of The Beholden
Heroine eyes, butt contours, bee-stung lips and other must-have improvements
Indigo And Other Shades
A collection to treasure. Why it’s perfunctorily produced on cheap, textbook paper is another mystery
On Another Man’s Wound
Roger Casement—humanist, colonial, Irish nationalist—and his tragic life is recreated by the inimitable Llosa
Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi
A sweet, simple film which admirably states its “no expiry date for love” message
Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid
Warm and empathetic: an engaging story which sustains the viewer’s, especially children’s, interest
Arup Patnaik
Everyone says I had been “kicked upstairs” but the fact is I have been kicked downstairs
Baghdad Diary
The people are quiet: is this the silence of graves recalled or of peace emerging from hope and confidence?