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Exeunt For The Next Act
Whether it’s for soul searching, re-strategising or just political impulse, Mayawati’s Rajya Sabha exit raises speculation.
6 min |
July 31, 2017
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Pawn Mapping
The Gauri Lankesh murder probe points to more sinister plots
3 min |
June 18, 2018
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Finding The Challenger
The battle for 2019 is pregnant with possibilities. But who will be Modi’s principal opponent is no less intriguing.
3 min |
June 18, 2018
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Inner Peace Vital
India’s long-standing tradition of ahimsa must continue forever. Otherwise the 21st century can turn out to be bloodier than any.
5 min |
January 08, 2018
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'With No Moral Code, There Will Be Total Chaos'
Can religion and God be blamed for the violence that has become rampant in different parts of the world? Diplomat, scholar and former Vice-­­President Hamid Ansari takes on a variety of inter-related questions...
10+ min |
January 08, 2018
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'The Lord Does Not Exist'
The angry Brahminical god has tried to dominate the aboriginal, ambiguous deities. Then came the poet-saints, who transformed worship into an act of deep, silent personal love.
5 min |
January 08, 2018
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The Warlike Bodhisattvas
Indian religions were all practically ambivalent vis-a-vis violence. Persecution existed, but widely spread state patronage kept bloodshed to a minimum.
9 min |
January 08, 2018
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The Dark Heart Of Liberalism
Liberal imperialism in the 19th century sought to destroy the transnational identity of Muslims. The pattern continues.
10 min |
January 08, 2018
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Excesses In God's Name
When all that was local was ‘pagan’ and those unpalatable for the invaders ‘heresy’, conversions became a tool for subjugation
9 min |
January 08, 2018
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‘Oh, But You Don't Look Like A Muslim!'
The congeries of evil attributed to Indian Muslims is hurtful and untrue. S/he awaits that Hindu cousin to speak up against the targeted violence.
7 min |
January 08, 2018
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The Liberal Lies
Anti-Trump protests reflect the hubris-laden myopia that cost Democrats the election.
6 min |
November 28, 2016
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Peeping Toms On The Prowl 'In Locker Room'
Blackmail, bullying, shaming and ogling—all part of the cyber world that is increasingly our public space.
5 min |
November 28, 2016
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How Sindhu Regained Her Balance!
How Sindhu regained her balance, and in winning the China Open, breached a great wall of excellence.
4 min |
December 5, 2016
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Demonetisation And After: Sowing Hope In Rabi Fields Of Misery
In UP, it’s the time for sowing the rabi crop and farmers don’t have enough money to buy anything, but there is hope.
9 min |
December 5, 2016
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Shocked, Awed, Stuck in Cash Limbo
For the Indian marketplace, shaking off the cash chain is easier said than done as almost nothing moves without it.
5 min |
December 5, 2016
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Forward, With A Sentimental Throwback
Ruling PDP pushes Vajpayee-era India-Pak talks as a way out of Kashmir violence. Political stunt, cries NC.
6 min |
March 05, 2018
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Costume Drama
For all his sartorial elegance, Trudeau’s India visit, haunted by the Khalistan issue, achieved little
5 min |
March 05, 2018
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Long Rope Curls Into Tight Tape
A midnight meeting with Delhi CM has a top babu leaving in a huff. Another blow to livid bureaucrats.
4 min |
March 05, 2018
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Taxing The Broadcast Cherry
A miffed ICC might relocate events from India if not given a tax break. But can it spurn its golden goose?
6 min |
March 05, 2018
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A Pen Is A Chisel
A new wave of Marathi women writers speaks eloquently for the voiceless
8 min |
March 05, 2018
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The Assam Question: Who Am I?
Wrongful detentions multiply as deadline for publication of final NRC nears in Assam.
4 min |
July 15, 2019
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She Ate Bricks For Breakfast
In Poshan, hope rises for babies and mothers— malnourished, low on basic minerals like iron
5 min |
July 22, 2019
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On The Edge Of Age
A burgeoning elderly population poses challenges for predominantly young India
6 min |
July 22, 2019
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Ungoogled
What if Google suddenly ceased to be? What would going back to an older time look like? Is life without Google even possible anymore?
8 min |
July 22, 2019
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A Meteor In Utkal
This excerpt from a political biography of Naveen Patnaik details Odisha’s discredited political class after the super cyclone, retelling how rapturous Odias accepted Biju Babu’s heir as a messiah
9 min |
August 13, 2018
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Cut Ice With The ‘K'
Kashmir is a bellwether for Pakistan vis­a­vis India. It must be tackled for a way forward.
5 min |
August 13, 2018
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Act 2, Scene 1 Play Politics
Curtains rise on a potboiler as the final NRC draft spins a political punch-up in Assam and beyond
5 min |
August 13, 2018
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The Unquiet Dalit Street
Growing disquiet in the community is pushing Dalit leaders in the NDA to a tight corner
6 min |
August 13, 2018
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Listeners Peddling Narratives Of Violence
The Thoothukudi tragedy was reported through routine, cynical obscenities. Pollution is normal, while protests pollute the body politic.
6 min |
July 09, 2018
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Bonds Beyond The Red Tape
Government officers are heroes too. Recent stories of the public’s love for some of them stand as proof.
4 min |