Delhi Talks

Delhi Talks: India must build on gains or risk becoming a footnote in history, says journalist Kanchan Gupta

Kanchan Gupta, the youngest assistant editor in the history of The Statesman, has worked with legends in journalism.

Delhi Talks: Nationalism reduced to hatred against minorities, lower castes, neighbouring country, says activist Syeda Saiyidain Hameed

'Hatred against women who dare to come out and declare their personhood is palpable everywhere,' says activist Syeda Saiyidain Hameed.

Delhi Talks: It's becoming increasingly hard to say 'Vande Mataram' to what India has become today, says dancer Geeta Chandran

Bharatnatyam dancer Geeta Chandran was drawn into a controversy recently when she opted out of a campaign supporting Narendra Modi. Chandran’s name had figured in the list of 907 artistes who had pitched for Modi to counter an earlier campaign urging people to 'vote hatred out of power'.

Delhi talks: Vote bank politics perpetuates wave of toxic politics, says former EC chief SY Quraishi

Crediting the EC with ushering in a revolution of sorts in women participating as voters, Quraishi rues the fact that these voices remain suppressed.

Delhi talks: Author Kishwar Desai says govts will come and go, but people's spirit will keep country going

Kishwar Desai is optimistic about the future: "The people of India are smart and willing to work and work hard for change, growth and development."

Delhi talks: Kuchipudi dancer Raja Reddy says view toward Vedas, arts must change to inculcate spirit of 'Bharat' in India

Claiming that he has no political affiliations, Reddy does rue the decimation of 'Bharat versus India' — a recurring theme of the BJP. “Bharat is superior to India: it is a repository of art, knowledge and culture . I salute 'Bharat': to me it is 'swargam, prachi sudha', heaven and nectar of the East," he says.