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Remembering Maharaja Hari Singh
September 23, 2018, 11:24 AM IST
Twixt Kings and Tyrants there’s this difference known ; Kings seek their subject’s good: Tyrants their own – Robert Herrick Maharaja Hari Singh inherited the vast state of Jammu Kashmir comprising of the Jammu Province,…
September 23, 2018, 11:24 AM IST
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Addressing Awareness on Alzheimer’s
September 21, 2018, 11:46 AM IST
With as many as four million Indians suffering from some form of dementia, almost half of these are diagnosed as Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. This number is expected to triple by…
September 21, 2018, 11:46 AM IST
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Poetic Licence: ‘But who will take care of you in your old age?’
September 16, 2018, 1:00 PM IST
“But who will take care of you in your old age?” is the only question my parents ask that actually stumps me. It’s the only one I have stopped finding reasonable-sounding answers to. I lay…
September 16, 2018, 1:00 PM IST
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Poetic Licence
September 9, 2018, 12:48 PM IST
Chikankari (Bahoran Tola, Chowk, Lucknow) The needle hurts the cloth into flowers. Outside, winter drops a hint in the air. Inside, the shop-owner drapes the breeze on his shoulder Our eyes are struck into paisleys….
September 9, 2018, 12:48 PM IST
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Apprenticeship: Most sustainable model under skill development – From in the classroom to on the job training
September 3, 2018, 10:22 PM IST
The Indian economy has received huge fillip from initiatives like ‘Make in India’ and ‘Skill India’ and the country is emerging as a regional business hub with the potential to become the next big global…
September 3, 2018, 10:22 PM IST
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Freedom doesn’t come for free: America and India must come together to turn the tide on democratic decline
September 3, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
Bibhu Mishra and Wyatt Gordon In his keynote address at the Singapore Shangri-La Dialogue, Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned about the dangers of loans that “are too good to be true.” His view was endorsed…
September 3, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Poetic licence
September 2, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
One day, when he was about ten or twelve, he asked his mother “What is my caste? Some boys in the school were asking, I didn’t know what to say.” The mother, got up in…
September 2, 2018, 2:00 AM IST
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Imran and Naya Pakistan
August 28, 2018, 9:28 AM IST
Every society lives on hope like we Indians hope for ache din(good days), Pakistanis are also entitled to a Naya Pakistan. Elections in South Asia are messy but Pakistanis have taken to electoral politics with…
August 28, 2018, 9:28 AM IST
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Coconut oil as poison? Why are chocolate, chips, colas not called pure poison?
August 26, 2018, 12:00 PM IST
The West in general and the US, in particular, will stumble upon a ‘novel’ food and then it is everywhere, in their cuppa as bulletproof coffee, in their blueberry pastry as a vegan dessert, or…
August 26, 2018, 12:00 PM IST
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Simplifying the law for the citizens of India
August 24, 2018, 1:16 PM IST
The Indian government, as well as her citizens, have continued belief in the ability of legislation to effectively tackle social ills. We can see this reflected in the social pressure after the recent underage rape…
August 24, 2018, 1:16 PM IST
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Kerala Floods: Donate with a long-term vision
August 20, 2018, 7:10 PM IST
Lakshmi stood staring at the tiny worn out denim skirt in her hands, her pallid face betraying no emotion. The young mother was in a crumpled red and green saree she had been wearing since…
August 20, 2018, 7:10 PM IST
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Poetic license
August 20, 2018, 4:12 PM IST
[Varun is Typing] Varun: Hey how have you been? You know just last week I had been thinking of you Varun: Listen hey I’d been meaning to tell you something for a while but Varun: Hey I saw…
August 20, 2018, 4:12 PM IST
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VS Naipaul through the lens of Brian Friel
August 19, 2018, 8:51 AM IST
I’m not the only Trinidadian, I’m sure, for whom sadness at the death of VS Naipaul swiftly gave way to a steups (a sucking of teeth to express annoyance) as the BBC announced, in the…
August 19, 2018, 8:51 AM IST
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Vajpayee and how India came out of denial on AIDS
August 17, 2018, 6:43 PM IST
India was going through the peak of an AIDS epidemic when the first NDA government led by Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee assumed office in 1999. The country was about to be branded as the AIDS…
August 17, 2018, 6:43 PM IST
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Oh! To Hear Him Speak Again
August 17, 2018, 5:27 PM IST
The greatest tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee has already been offered by the common people of India. The almost surreal outpouring of emotions from across all sections of the citizenry is proof that Atal ji,…
August 17, 2018, 5:27 PM IST
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Remembering VS Naipaul
August 13, 2018, 10:47 PM IST
— Sayak Ghosh Choudhury When I picked up Sir “Vidia”, I had my apprehension about him due to some negative press which represented him as “Hindu Reactionary”. But when I went through him, I found…
August 13, 2018, 10:47 PM IST
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What the government must do to rethink urban redevelopment in Delhi
August 1, 2018, 2:47 PM IST
Contributors: Ashutosh Dikshit, Kanchi Kohli, Pradip Krishen, Manju Menon, Meenakshi Nath, Ravina Raj Kohli, Juhi Saklani, Vallari Sheel, Shekhar Singh and Rajiv Suri The Central Government’s recent sanction to turn Delhi‘s greenest residential and heritage…
August 1, 2018, 2:47 PM IST
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A doctor’s cry
July 25, 2018, 8:39 PM IST
I was born in a family who knew little about medicine but luckily for me my parents ensured I receive the best education and ensured I became a doctor. Becoming one came with a lot…
July 25, 2018, 8:39 PM IST
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Parting, departing reflections of a CEA
July 24, 2018, 10:51 AM IST
As I approach the end of my tenure as the Chief Economic Adviser (CEA) to the Government of India, a job of enormous responsibility, opportunity, excitement and of course, prestige, I must not indulge in reflection that…
July 24, 2018, 10:51 AM IST
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Replacing UGC with Higher Education Commission a decision taken in haste?
July 17, 2018, 8:49 AM IST
While a noble endeavour, the latest draft policy by the Higher Education Commission that seeks to replace the University Grants Commission and overhaul the national education system seems to be an action taken in haste….
July 17, 2018, 8:49 AM IST
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