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The family holiday then & now
August 7, 2017, 3:22 AM IST
Come summer vacation time, and social media is full of people wearing bermudas grinning at us as they sip something lurid some place exotic. Vacation snaps are to social media what show-cases are to our…
August 7, 2017, 3:22 AM IST
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Bihar: Future Tense?
July 31, 2017, 6:43 AM IST
It is hardly as if the Opposition was brimming over with hope, but Nitish Kumar’s effective defection to the other side has made 2019 a lost cause. The only plausible leader of a possible coalition…
July 31, 2017, 6:43 AM IST
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A world beyond the Men in Blue?
July 24, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
Harmanpreet Kaur exploded on our screens last week and women’s cricket in India came to the forefront in a dramatic fashion. Through the course of the Women’s World Cup, attention on the performance of the…
July 24, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
The solution as problem?
July 17, 2017, 5:00 AM IST
The newspaper is one place where events happen to rub shoulders with each other and sometimes it becomes possible to discern a pattern among these. Currently, for instance there are several unconnected news stories that…
July 17, 2017, 5:00 AM IST
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GPS and the new maps of the world
July 10, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
The taxi driver had absolutely no idea about the city he called his home. It had been 2 years since he moved to Mumbai, but he was clueless about the most basic destinations- Fountain, Nariman…
July 10, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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Protest as strategy?
July 2, 2017, 7:54 PM IST
Is a protest along the lines of #notinmyname the best way to counter the current climate of anger and hate that seems to have gripped the country? At one level, a protest like this is…
July 2, 2017, 7:54 PM IST
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The unresolved past
June 26, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
Perhaps the past never goes away. It waits in the shadows, gathering evidence of its relevance, and slides back into the present when the time is right. The current climate of division and resentment in…
June 26, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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Divorcing our streets?
June 19, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
The streets have invaded the restaurants. Chinese Bhel, Wada Pav sliders, Pav Bhaji Fondue, College Van Spring Rolls, Bread Pakoda with Teriyaki glaze & Potato Sphere Galangal Chaat- these are just a few of the…
June 19, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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A media moment of truth
June 12, 2017, 7:32 AM IST
The government’s action against NDTV is like many other elements in the BJP government’s conduct post their stunning UP victory, puzzling. Why act against the channel now, and why do so with such little substance?…
June 12, 2017, 7:32 AM IST
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Mann Ki Baat and Brand Modiji
June 5, 2017, 7:30 AM IST
If there is one thing that all the 3 year report cards issued to this government agree on is that Narendra Modi is an extremely popular leader, who generates a level of trust and respect…
June 5, 2017, 7:30 AM IST
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The burden of restraint?
May 29, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
Being a soldier in Kashmir cannot be easy. Putting oneself in the shoes of Major Gogoi is not a simple thing to do, but it is something at we must attempt to do before taking…
May 29, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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The WhatsApp group – India’s emotional pipeline?
May 22, 2017, 7:20 AM IST
Every morning, all over India people are waking up to roses, inspirational quotes in pink and pious sentiments trimmed to fit in verse. Through the day, we receive a barrage of opinions, memes, ‘shairis’, regurgitated…
May 22, 2017, 7:20 AM IST
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BJP- The dilemmas of victory?
May 15, 2017, 7:30 AM IST
As the Modi government completes three years in office, it finds itself in an enviable position. It boasts of a charismatic leader who has a committed mass following, an electoral machine that has started working…
May 15, 2017, 7:30 AM IST
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The resilience of the VIP
May 8, 2017, 7:05 AM IST
The banning of the Lal Batti is potentially a big step in eradicating the VIP culture that has become such an integral part of our lives. In many ways, both in a real and symbolic…
May 8, 2017, 7:05 AM IST
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Those in air-conditioned cabins
April 24, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
When one is criticized for being removed from ground realities, one is somehow always believed to be ‘sitting in an air-conditioned cabin’. Access to air-conditioning appears to make any opinion fluffy; a product of the…
April 24, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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The deafness of corporations
April 17, 2017, 7:30 AM IST
Dragging a paying passenger off the plane violently enough for him to have a concussion and a broken nose marks a new low in customer service, going even by the lax standards that many airlines…
April 17, 2017, 7:30 AM IST
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The Big Ban Theory?
April 10, 2017, 7:02 AM IST
The Supreme Court’s decision to stop all outlets from serving alcohol within 500 metres of highways has created much surprise and consternation, including, from within the government. While the purpose behind this action is noble…
April 10, 2017, 7:02 AM IST
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Humbled by geology?
April 3, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
Reading the magnificent Indica by Pranay Lal, where the author brings alive the ‘deep natural history’ of the sub-continent, one gets confronted with the scale of reality that we inhabit and of our own insignificance…
April 3, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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Opposition prospects 2019 & beyond?
March 27, 2017, 7:27 AM IST
What does the Opposition do now? It has been thoroughly out-thought and outplayed by a combination of charismatic leadership and meticulous on-ground implementation. As Omar Abdullah confessed on Twitter, the Opposition does not have a…
March 27, 2017, 7:27 AM IST
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BJP- A strategic shift?
March 20, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
The selection of Yogi Adityanath as the UP CM is not an easy decision to read and make sense of. The reactions to this news have been on expected lines, with one side being appalled…
March 20, 2017, 7:00 AM IST
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