Ideas

Are big anti-yogic lobbies behind disproportionate attack on Baba Ramdev?

For his phenomenal contribution in popularising a yogic and Ayurvedic lifestyle among ordinary Indians, the man sure knows how to squander some of it by his occasional bouts of coarse talk

Despite defeat, many stepping stones to success for BJP

The real problem behind the doom and gloom in the BJP seems to be the hype and unrealistic expectations the BJP PR machinery created for itself

Passing the buck won't help us in COVID-19 fight

As Modi heads for Dhaka, India must redraw lines of a troubled friendship

India’s close US ties gives it the bandwidth to make a bolder choice of allies within Bangladesh

Why Congress is the new Muslim League

From a party that fought the malafide designs of the Muslim League, the new age Gandhis have decimated Congress to a level where it has to bank upon the ideological descendants of Muslim League for its survival.

The 25 Paisa is dead. 50 Paisa, you're next

In the 1980s, the five paise had already vanished from the cities and its purchasing power in villages was shrinking fast due to runaway inflation. Today, the 50 paise coin finds itself in the same situation.

When Chidu blames Delhi cops, it's time for him to resign

When a home minister can talk about the Delhi police as "We" and "them" it's a sign that he should be asked to go. It's time we got our anti-terror act together without "we" or "them". It's about "us".

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Narendra Modi govt thrives on popularity in polls, but grim reality on roti-kapda-makaan provides stark contrast

Poll on poll indicates that the Narendra Modi government still remains the most popular government of the day, yet poised to win a Lok Sabha election if it may come.

Infosys whistleblower writes to SEBI, calls board 'huge disappoinment', says Nandan Nilekani has failed to uphold corporate governance

Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani was then brought in as Chairman, followed by appointment of Salil Parekh as CEO.

Satyamev Jayate will be Brand Aamir's biggest gamble yet

By making the transition from actor to activist, Aamir Khan has put up a brave gamble on his brand image. He is now an active participant dealing with social issues in a Citizen Journalist kind of way.

Compulsory voting: FPTP will function better if parties have internal democracy

An email received from Prof Jagdeep Chhokar, founding member of Association for Democratic Reforms [ADR] in response to the interview with Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan.

Cloud is about change. Get on or die

The cloud is about change. Not about the steady state and all change involves risk.

Politicians can learn from how Team Anna used social media: Tharoor

One of India's most media savvy politicians Shashi Tharoor grades Team Anna's political movement for the Jan Lokpal Bill.

Seven ways India can rescue Pakistan

Can India and Pakistan live together peacefully? But Mani Shankar Aiyar reminds us that the current European Union would have sounded as impossible hundred years ago.

Aamir Khan: Breaking the Rules

Polite, engaged, charming, with a dash of un-fake humility, Khan seems the very antithesis of anyone’s idea of a rule-breaker.

Happy 82, Ursula Le Guin

Ursula Le Guin — celebrates her 82nd birthday today — has always been a writer of sweeping vision, and her books bring together tropes from science fiction and fantasy alike.

The iconic food writing of MKF Fisher

Ms Fisher's writing highlights the enjoyment and the experience of food, rather than the making of it. Her recipes, as a result, are quick, quiet affairs: a short list of ingredients and an illustrative description of how they are to be combined.

The transformative and surrealistic works of Tomas Tranströmer

This year's Nobel Prize winning poet, Tomas Tranströmer won't write about things you'd like to hear. The surrealism in his poetry is a treat to discover.

Shoaib vs Sachin: Competitive intolerance isn't the answer

Even if Shoaib Akhtar was talking through his hat when he said Sachin was not a match-winner, what is the point in protesting against the book?

Paris Hilton does Mumbai: Revenge of the brown sahibs, sorry, floozies

Cold-shouldered by the Bollywood elite, America's most famous skank discovered there's a new power equation between India and Hollywood celebrities. But in one unintended way, she also proved that we remain sad little wannabes, after all.

From Rushdie Twitter-fights to Facebook breakups: Social media goes toxic

A young woman commits suicide after she is dumped in real life and then re-dumped on Facebook. Salman Rushdie and Taslima Nasrin have a catfight on Twitter. What's it about the social network that unleashes the inner jerk in us?

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