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When politics reeks of bitterness, misconduct

India, Aug. 4 -- Eleven days from now, India will be celebrating its 78th Independence Day. Eight decades is a long enough time to take stock of our democracy and polity. Are we moving in the right di... Read More


When politics reeks of bitterness, misconduct

India, Aug. 3 -- Eleven days from now, India will be celebrating its 78th Independence Day. Eight decades is a long enough time to take stock of our democracy and polity. Are we moving in the right di... Read More


Kanwars: let's pause, reflect and recalibrate

New Delhi, July 28 -- Let me share three snapshots from one of North India's biggest pilgrimages. Scene 1: Place: Modinagar, district: Ghaziabad The Kanwar procession halted, with hundreds of devote... Read More


Lost in Kanwar noise, devotion to the divine

India, July 28 -- Let me share three snapshots from the biggest pilgrimage during the monsoon season in North India. Scene 1: Modinagar, Ghaziabad district: The Kanwar procession stood still with hund... Read More


Lost in Kanwar noise, devotion to the divine

India, July 27 -- Let me share three snapshots from the biggest pilgrimage during the monsoon season in North India. Scene 1: Modinagar, Ghaziabad district: The Kanwar procession stood still with hun... Read More


Members must upholdthe spirit of Parliament

India, July 21 -- Every word of this column is dedicated to the honourable Members of Parliament (MPs). They have been sent to the hallowed halls of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by doting voters.... Read More


Members must uphold the spirit of Parliament

India, July 20 -- Every word of this column is dedicated to the honourable Members of Parliament (MPs). They have been sent to the hallowed halls of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha by doting voters.... Read More


The language controversy has lost its sting. Netas take heed

New Delhi, July 14 -- It was the Allahabad (present day Prayagraj) of the 20th century's "swinging sixties" decade. British rule had ended two decades ago, but in a city teeming with the old "gentry,"... Read More


Language row attempts to revive a dead horse

India, July 14 -- It was the "swinging sixties" in Allahabad (present-day Prayagraj). British rule had ended two decades ago, but in a city teeming with the old gentry, the colonial ways were still vi... Read More


Language row attempts to revive a dead horse

India, July 13 -- It was the "swinging sixties" in Allahabad (present-day Prayagraj). British rule had ended two decades ago, but in a city teeming with the old gentry, the colonial ways were still vi... Read More