How They See It...
A nationwide opinion poll by Nielsen maps how people perceive the human and social conditions in the states they live in...
All That Brightness
While Kerala and Goa have walked away with the top honours yet again, there are many unforeseen winners in the 10 categories.
Lalit Modi
I sincerely believe that Lok Sabha debates can be livened up, made more entertaining and can even end up generating advertising revenue
49% Say The Fight Against Maoists Will Never End
Two of every three respondents in Maoist-affected states believe the war against Maoism will eventually be won. But is the battle without end?
Why Everyone Speaks The Flowing Language Of Blood
After a long tyranny of neglect, the State speaks in wartime euphemisms
“Ram Was Happy With Sita...Indulging In Every Way...And Then He Threw Her Out”
Internationally acclaimed Sanskrit scholar and author on her learned and rambunctious 780-page opus
Fighting Them On Every Street
A new alliance between Punjabi militant groups and Tehrik-e-Taliban has opened up many fronts
Then The Bunker Buster
The GHQ attack shook up the Pak defence organisation. How will the game proceed?
Sanjay Srivastava
The anthropologist presented a paper on pornography at the Kovalam lit fest last week
Facets To The Shine
Beyond the forsaken ‘Bimaru’ states, there is a hidden map of deprivation in India
“It Was A Very Sensitive Relationship”
The director makes a case for the film and says “the mystical love story” will have a resonance in today’s world
Ripples In The Waterfall
An ambitious film will cast an eye over the affection between Rabindranath Tagore and Victoria Ocampo
Man Bites Shark
Founded in 1957, it was originally a ‘hospedaria’, or inn, in the old-word Portuguese quarter of Fontainhas
Mussoorie Diary
Tigers may be on the way out, but leopards are still very much with us, as I know from my own sightings and the experiences of others...
Bibliofile
A socialite who ditched the litfest twice in a row, a writer who begs for anonymity and why having your biography written by your wife is hardly enviable
A Leary Lark
All the props are present and correct. But the prose is too viscous for pace. Deserved a murder with less Mughal and more mystery
Ethics At Work
Bagchi tries not to preach in a book that’s aimed at a younger audience. But I can think of many “captains of industry” who would benefit from a quick reading.
Light In The Morning
Meenakshi Mukherjee’s last book celebrates the protean R.C. Dutt—administrator, historian, litterateur, beacon