New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The everyday car is dying a slow death. It is an irony, indeed, in a country once defined by its small cars, that the small car is fighting for breath. From the Maruti 800 to the ... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- "Manners are often more important than laws. For on them, in good measure, the laws always depend." - Edmund Burke Soliloquy: In a Texas suburb, the newly-arrived Varmas set... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 25 -- Once upon a time, there was an animal called Maruti Gypsy. It was an indestructible mountain goat-basic, boxy, bouncy and borderline uncomfortable. Yet, it was loved by everyone,... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 19 -- "Injustice anywhere is a great threat to justice everywhere." - Martin Luther King Jr. Last week, a Supreme Court hall was plunged into silence as a bench read out its stern o... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- Yesterday, a man with a crore of rupees lived in a stratosphere all his own, a crorepati, looked up to with awe and veneration. Today, the crore has been humbled. It doesn't go v... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 12 -- "This is an anxiety driven world. It is anxiety about the aftermath of the global financial meltdown. It is anxiety about inequality and about computers replacing jobs." - R... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- The Indian auto market has slammed the gas pedal to the floor. A sharp GST cut has sliced prices and jolted the industry into full-throttle action. After years of cautious idling... Read More
New Delhi, Oct. 5 -- "There is a dark well in all of us, one that never goes dry. You drink from it at your own peril, for the water is poison." - Stephen King Let's begin with ancient mythology ... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- "Pressure from the powerful is why mainstream media has failed. It is solely because their language marches in step with that of bankers, war-mongers, oppressors and execut... Read More
New Delhi, Sept. 14 -- "Tact is the ability to step on a man's toes without messing up the shine on his shoes." - Harry S Truman Strip the veneer of make-believe sovereignty and look closer at Nep... Read More