Race for the Raisina or a fight for 2014?
In India, the post of the President is one of the most ineffective. The Indian Presidents…
June, 2012
Return of the Camp
“There are two kinds of people in this world: those who have seen ‘Gunda’, and those…
Standard & Poor’s: The Dark Side
The Congress, the BJP, the media and the corporates went berserk after global rating agency, Standard…
Peace or Paranoia?
A few weeks back, I met three journalists in Delhi. Two of them had flown from…
A Padma on the Sand Dunes
When folk music maestro, Saakar Khan Manganiar, the most renowned Khamaicha player, alive today, puts his…
When Novelty is Born
Do mythologies really precede science? In the expansive play of imagination that they allow, the number…
Manmohan Ji, You’re running out of time
Dear Manmohan Singh Ji, First of all accept my heartiest congratulations on the completion of the…
On Balance
Going beyond the romanticism of Communist ideologues and State ruthlessness, Ramachandra Guha talks of nuclear trade,…
Solidarity, Art and Sexuality
There is an entire generation that has grown up and is practicing adulthood through the decade…
Soul Searching
Joseph Lelyveld is a Pulitzer winning journalist, having reported extensively on South Africa and India. Yet…