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Parveen Sikandar
For Patricia Narayanan, food is bread and butter—in a cryptic way as well. That’s because, the middle-­aged Chennaiite runs a restaurant, a food court in a mall and the canteen of an IT major. The same metro has, on a quiet and leafy avenue of Kotturpuram, a much-sought-after name for stylish fashion jewellery that does not burn a hole in your pockets. That is Damini, again, the creation of another woman’s inspiration and hard work.
4 min |
October 02, 2017
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Sabriye Tenberken
Naming an institute after a small, potent chilli that grows wild in Kerala is unusual. But it seems like a fitting name for a Thiruvananthapuram institute that studies how humans can overcome even the harshest failures.
3 min |
October 02, 2017
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Scenes From Up And Down The Stairs
We present our annual B-school rankings in a challenging year. Elsewhere, we focus on family businesses, MBA maestros and Bollywood.
3 min |
October 02, 2017
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On The School Carousel
What do they all need? A sharp guideline for B-schools, aspirants and graduates.
3 min |
October 02, 2017
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Sealing Souls With Glass
To be successful entrepreneurs, women must overcome their negative conditioning
3 min |
October 02, 2017
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'Crowds Will Go Crazy'
Jaya and Karunanidhi out of the way, Rajinikanth now seeks a lead role in Tamil Politics.
6 min |
June 12, 2017
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Are We Going To War?
The Indian Army is more than a match for its Pakistani counterpart, but tardy modernisation means it has little punching power. Plus, there dangles the threat of a nuclear response.
6 min |
June 12, 2017
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90 Days on the Run or Let Loose?
An extract from the chapter ‘Why did the CBI avoid (capturing) sivarasan?’ from Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini Murugan’s recently released memoir, Rajiv Killing: Forgotten Truths.
10+ min |
December 5, 2016
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Digital Bombs of Mob Violence
Social media rumours fan a medieval barbarity within us. This time it’s Assam.
5 min |
June 25, 2018
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A Nation Within 4 Temples
The millennia-old idea of Bharat has been gripped in confusion since Indian independence. Now is as good a time as any to clear the haze.
5 min |
February 05, 2018
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30-01-1948
It’s the 70th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s ­assassination. And it’s time we fulfilled our part of a long-neglected compact.
6 min |
February 05, 2018
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Benches Of Final Judgement
An excellent history of the Supreme Court celebrates its prestige, analyses its judgements and deplores the ease with which its decisions can be bypassed
3 min |
February 05, 2018
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Matters Came To A Bull's Head
Angry fires raged across Tamil Nadu when the SC banned Jallikattu. This account tries to find out the reasons for this spontaneous outpouring of raw emotion.
3 min |
February 05, 2018
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Sakshi Malik: The Suns of This Soil
Haryana’s girls and their families have found in sports a way out of the confines of the khap
7 min |
August 29, 2016
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Strategy to use China against India is outdated
Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Nepal’s prime minister, will be in India on a three-day visit from September 15, on a mission that is widely being seen as an attempt to mend ties between the two countries. This is his second stint as prime minister—he was chosen to the post in 2008, after the decade long Maoist rebellion that he headed came to an end and a 12-point peace agreement was reached between the rebels and major political parties. He comes here at a time when India-Nepal relations have taken a beating, following the Madhesi agitation and the economic blockade of Nepal, widely believed to have been instigated by India.
8 min |
September 19, 2016
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The New Silk Road To Empire
The world is no longer America’s oyster. China looms like a giant cloud spilling beyond Asian skies. What is India to do to cope with these shifting geopolitics?
7 min |
May 15, 2017
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The Dragon In A Great Game
The Trump-Xi summit heralds a new era in China’s status
5 min |
May 15, 2017
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Economy Over Prickly Politics
On the economic front, positively engaging with China is vital
6 min |
May 15, 2017
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The Strange And Murky Estate Heist
In the midst of the tussle within AIADMK, a break-in at Jayalalitha’s Kodanad retreat leads to much speculation and two suspicious deaths
6 min |
May 15, 2017
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This is slavery based on caste
On many occasions, the Ramon Magsaysay Award has been bestowed on individuals of various ilks and ideological persuasions. For the first time, perhaps, it speaks to an issue that touches the lives of millions of people because an award for Bezwada Wilson (50) is an international acknowledgement of the cause of the people who have been forced for generations, by an inhuman system of caste-ordained occupation, to handle the human waste of a structurally apathetic society. Before leaving for Manila to receive the award on August 31, Wilson spoke to the media about the only thing he cares for: “reclaiming for the Dalits the human dignity that is their natural birthright,” as the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation put it. Excerpts from the conversation Uttam Sengupta had with the national convenor of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA):
6 min |
September 5, 2016
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A Hurrah For No Complexo
‘The Rio Games is a grand success’, trumpet a few. A divided country begs to differ.
4 min |
September 5, 2016
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'Dahi Handi' A Prized Tradition, Has Ruined Many Lives
Breaking the Dahi Handi may be a prized tradition, but the 'sport' has ruined many lives.
5 min |
September 5, 2016
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New Dawn Or A Lit-Up Screen
Acting is all about timing. Jaya’s absence and DMK’s dismal bypoll show offer Rajinikanth a grand entry.
5 min |
January 15, 2018
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Coins Of Change
Digital currency can rid India of high-cost cash woes
3 min |
January 15, 2018
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Factors Beyond Mere Bhagya
Congress goes pro-poor in its last leg, but BJP is rich in snubbing the ruling party ahead of state elections
6 min |
January 15, 2018
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Graveyard Of A Land
An insatiable sea licks away the Sunderbans, leaving lakhs of lives at water’s edge
6 min |
January 15, 2018
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Darkest Spots On A Bouncy Pitch
Devious bookies still work to stain cricket. Against them are a feeble anti-corruption body and no laws.
7 min |
January 15, 2018
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Misery As A Terrific Biz Opportunity
A non-existent system of ­regulation ­allows ­unscrupulous ­profiteers to mint ­money from private sector hospitals, which ­comprise nearly 80 per cent of India’s healthcare ­infrastructure
10 min |
January 15, 2018
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Soldiers are dying on the border, but the Centre is after AAP
About the arrest of MLAs, it hurts because one among is is caught on charges of misconduct. But we have proved we have zero tolerance for such cases.
6 min |
October 10, 2016
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Victimhood Turned Upside Down
The brutal rape of a Maratha girl by Dalit men has become a rallying point to reassert Maratha pride.
7 min |