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You Turn The Path Green
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You Turn The Path Green

Excellence in an off-beat vocation requires fliar and, yes, courage. Here are eight such and their pioneers.

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July 10, 2017
When Love Turns Into Revenge, Sex Is Porongraphy
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When Love Turns Into Revenge, Sex Is Porongraphy

Jilted love, extortion or plain perversion, any of which can turn your filmed private moments to porn

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10 mins  |
July 10, 2017
The Pocket Spy Who Reads Your Messages!
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The Pocket Spy Who Reads Your Messages!

Apps on your phone play data pirates to sweep all your info for the sake of corportates

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8 mins  |
July 03, 2017
Boom time is Back
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Boom time is Back

After three years, the market celebrates this festive season with bigger sales

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7 mins  |
October 24, 2016
malevolent: badly drawn mama's boys
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malevolent: badly drawn mama's boys

town squares have become battle zones for women. there isn’t even a language to express remorse. is there a larger social failing?

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january 23, 2017
the bully in the court
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the bully in the court

lawyers in kerala have resorted to hooliganism to keep the press out of the courts.

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6 mins  |
october 17, 2016
fits and start-ups: the a+ schools
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fits and start-ups: the a+ schools

although the start-up scene remains abuzz with activity, many b-schools are setting grads on the old-school employability path.

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october 03, 2016
the bullet resonates a 'cruel joke'
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the bullet resonates a 'cruel joke'

a teenager’s death in 2010 led to five months’ protest, killing 112 people. now the probe panel says, ‘call cbi’.

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january 30, 2017
a winter's malady
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a winter's malady

the cold breath of seasonal affective disorder stalls lives.diagnosis, self-help and light help.

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5 mins  |
january 30, 2017
Rajlakshmi Borthakur
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Rajlakshmi Borthakur

“Does it sound mad to you?

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October 02, 2017
Parveen Sikandar
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Parveen Sikandar

For Patricia Narayanan, food is bread and butter—in a cryptic way as well. That’s because, the middle-­aged Chennaiite runs a restaurant, a food court in a mall and the canteen of an IT major. The same metro has, on a quiet and leafy avenue of Kotturpuram, a much-sought-after name for stylish fashion jewellery that does not burn a hole in your pockets. That is Damini, again, the creation of another woman’s inspiration and hard work.

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October 02, 2017
Sabriye Tenberken
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Sabriye Tenberken

Naming an institute after a small, potent chilli that grows wild in Kerala is unusual. But it seems like a fitting name for a Thiruvananthapuram institute that studies how humans can overcome even the harshest failures.

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October 02, 2017
Scenes From Up And Down The Stairs
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Scenes From Up And Down The Stairs

We present our annual B-school rankings in a challenging year. Elsewhere, we focus on family businesses, MBA maestros and Bollywood.

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October 02, 2017
On The School Carousel
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On The School Carousel

What do they all need? A sharp guideline for B-schools, aspirants and graduates.

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October 02, 2017
Sealing Souls With Glass
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Sealing Souls With Glass

To be successful entrepreneurs, women must overcome their negative conditioning

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3 mins  |
October 02, 2017
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'Crowds Will Go Crazy'

Jaya and Karunanidhi out of the way, Rajinikanth now seeks a lead role in Tamil Politics.

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June 12, 2017
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Are We Going To War?

The Indian Army is more than a match for its Pakistani counterpart, but tardy modernisation means it has little punching power. Plus, there dangles the threat of a nuclear response.

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June 12, 2017
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90 Days on the Run or Let Loose?

An extract from the chapter ‘Why did the CBI avoid (capturing) sivarasan?’ from Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini Murugan’s recently released memoir, Rajiv Killing: Forgotten Truths.

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December 5, 2016
Digital Bombs of Mob Violence
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Digital Bombs of Mob Violence

Social media rumours fan a medieval barbarity within us. This time it’s Assam.

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June 25, 2018
A Nation Within 4 Temples
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A Nation Within 4 Temples

The millennia-old idea of Bharat has been gripped in confusion since Indian independence. Now is as good a time as any to clear the haze.

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February 05, 2018
30-01-1948
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30-01-1948

It’s the 70th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s ­assassination. And it’s time we fulfilled our part of a long-neglected compact.

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February 05, 2018
Benches Of Final Judgement
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Benches Of Final Judgement

An excellent history of the Supreme Court celebrates its prestige, analyses its judgements and deplores the ease with which its decisions can be bypassed

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February 05, 2018
Matters Came To A Bull's Head
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Matters Came To A Bull's Head

Angry fires raged across Tamil Nadu when the SC banned Jallikattu. This account tries to find out the reasons for this spontaneous outpouring of raw emotion.

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February 05, 2018
Sakshi Malik: The Suns of This Soil
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Sakshi Malik: The Suns of This Soil

Haryana’s girls and their families have found in sports a way out of the confines of the khap

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August 29, 2016
Strategy to use China against India is outdated
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Strategy to use China against India is outdated

Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Nepal’s prime minister, will be in India on a three-day visit from September 15, on a mission that is widely being seen as an attempt to mend ties between the two countries. This is his second stint as prime minister—he was chosen to the post in 2008, after the decade long Maoist rebellion that he headed came to an end and a 12-point peace agreement was reached between the rebels and major political parties. He comes here at a time when India-Nepal relations have taken a beating, following the Madhesi agitation and the economic blockade of Nepal, widely believed to have been instigated by India.

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September 19, 2016
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The New Silk Road To Empire

The world is no longer America’s oyster. China looms like a giant cloud spilling beyond Asian skies. What is India to do to cope with these shifting geopolitics? 

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May 15, 2017
The Dragon In A Great Game
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The Dragon In A Great Game

The Trump-Xi summit heralds a new era in China’s status 

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May 15, 2017
Economy Over Prickly Politics
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Economy Over Prickly Politics

On the economic front, positively engaging with China is vital 

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6 mins  |
May 15, 2017
The Strange And Murky Estate Heist
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The Strange And Murky Estate Heist

In the midst of the tussle within AIADMK, a break-in at Jayalalitha’s Kodanad retreat leads to much speculation and two suspicious deaths 

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May 15, 2017
This is slavery based on caste
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This is slavery based on caste

On many occasions, the Ramon Magsaysay Award has been bestowed on individuals of various ilks and ideological persuasions. For the first time, perhaps, it speaks to an issue that touches the lives of millions of people because an award for Bezwada Wilson (50) is an international acknowledgement of the cause of the people who have been forced for generations, by an inhuman system of caste-ordained occupation, to handle the human waste of a structurally apathetic society. Before leaving for Manila to receive the award on August 31, Wilson spoke to the media about the only thing he cares for: “reclaiming for the Dalits the human dignity that is their natural birthright,” as the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation put it. Excerpts from the conversation Uttam Sengupta had with the national convenor of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA):

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September 5, 2016