New Delhi, July 26 -- For decades there has been a covenant between India and its young-pass these entrance exams, and you are set. You can then escape India, physically and even within India. It was... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, July 19 -- What ruined cinema was equality. Making a film was once expensive, hence scarce. Only a few people born in the right homes or the handful who got lucky, as though nature wanted t... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, July 12 -- Thousands of Indians who were safe in the pandemic because they were locked inside have since perished because they stepped out. Or their homes caught fire, or collapsed in the r... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, July 5 -- There is an eerie word in English called 'paramour.' It means lover, but when I was a kid, Indian newspapers used to invoke it only when a person and their 'paramour' killed the s... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, June 28 -- A few years ago, after yoga became a public spectacle of important but unfit men performing what they claimed were asanas, a minister went into shavasana, or the 'corpse pose,' a... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, June 21 -- If a person orders biryani on a date, it may be a way of saying, "no sex tonight." But that was not the sort of wisdom Himanshu Jangra seemed to possess. In fact, he felt that ju... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, June 14 -- Every decade or so, young people in India discover there is corruption, and they gather somewhere in Delhi to transform the nation. This happens under the influence of a charisma... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, June 7 -- As an Indian, my standards for public spaces are so low that what I admire in other countries is that their cars move in lanes. I am transfixed by images of Lebanese and Iranian p... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, May 31 -- I haven't read much of anything Catholic, not even the Bible. A few days ago, Pope Leo XIV issued an encyclical, which is Vatican for a 'circular.' Across more than 42,000 words, ... और पढ़ें
New Delhi, May 24 -- When motivational gurus say 'believe in yourself,' they mean delude yourself. But it works. Belief can make things happen, often by overriding caution and common sense. But the sa... और पढ़ें