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The Star Who Made Us Feel

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- Indian cinema has lost one of its most enduring presences. Dharmendra, who passed away today, leaves behind a body of work that shaped the emotional memory of several generations... Read More


Toxic Trends

New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- A Rs.199 top in a one-day sale, a "new drop" every Friday, next-day delivery at the click of a button, India's fashion market has gone into hyperdrive. Between 2000 and 2014, glo... Read More


Rethinking Democracy In The Age Of Branding

New Delhi, Nov. 8 -- Zohran Mamdani's recent victory in the New York mayoral race has drawn significant attention from commentators across the political spectrum. The result overturned not merely elec... Read More


The Shimmering Paradox

New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- India's love affair with gold is dazzling, but it comes with a price tag the nation pays in dollars. Every bride's necklace, every festival bangle, and every locker filled "for s... Read More


The Nobel Disconnect

New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- When Rabindranath Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for Gitanjali, he not only became the first Indian but also the first Asian to be recognised by the Swedis... Read More


The Swiss Paradox

New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- "The power of judgment, which is called 'reason' or 'good sense,' is equally distributed in all of us from birth. What sets us apart is how we utilise it." If any nation embodies ... Read More


Desert Winds, Nuclear Clouds

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- The defence pact recently sealed between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not just another diplomatic memorandum. It marks a pivotal shift in the balance of power stretching from th... Read More


Politics of Everyday Consumption

New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- There was a time when queuing outside a fast-food outlet meant queuing up for a slice of modern life. Today, the same neon lights flicker over emptier counters, and the silence ... Read More