New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- What happens when "the tumult and the shouting dies"? Will the students just disperse? Will Abhijit Dipke resume his studies in Boston? Will Modi-Shah (and Gyanesh Kumar) carry o... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 6 -- "It is a denial of Hinduism and ahimsa to kill a human being to protect a cow." - Mahatma Gandhi In the last few days, two reports have landed on my table that have caused me imm... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- A little over a century ago, on September 23, 1918, an anniversary the BJP government will be celebrating along with Israel, the eastern Mediterranean port of Haifa on the Pales... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- On the eve of my taking the civil services exam in London in October 1962, the Chinese came down from Thagla Ridge and routed the Indians under Brig. Dalvi at the Dhola Post on t... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 25 -- There is a young woman who writes beautifully. Her words touch the heart and resonate in the mind. She has lived all her life in Colaba, Mumbai. Her first name is Sana. My younge... Read More
New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The thread of the BJP's hubris runs from Jantar Mantar to Bankipur. The last few weeks must count among the most unsettling the BJP has faced since it stormed to power in Delhi 1... Read More
New Delhi, July 28 -- Writing in Noema magazine, journalist and author Pallavi Aiyar has come up with a remarkably penetrating psychological take on the mindset that is holding China and India back fr... Read More