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His Other Chariot Is An Alpha Romeo 8C
Classic motors are a sight to behold, and more Indians are in their hopeless thrall than ever
Can Modi Sarkar Pass The Great Urban IQ Test?
It began with a scintillating vision—urban utopias going by the spiffy name ‘Smart Cities’. But is the focus all wrong? Is the model elitist? Many questions abound.
Vijay Mallya- Politicians Who Backed Him
Mallya cadged loans and hedged around law with help from politicians.
Ghosts In Bengal Have New Admirers Now
Ghosts in Bengal were literary or underground. They’ve new admirers now.
Is The Congress, BJP Without The Lotus?
Is the Congress nothing but the BJP without the Lotus? Despite holding the secular of saffron banner, time and again it has faced the soft Hindutva charge. Such as now.
Four Shades Of Irony, One Of Fury
The Purusha Sukta glibly drops the four varnas on Hindus. Lit by a holy rage and unwavering in scholarship, Ambedkar exploded the very purity of the chaturvarna.
The Classic Caste Confrontation Over Water
It was the classic caste confrontation—over water. Eighty-nine years ago, Ambedkar led a group of Dalits to drink water from this lake in Mahad.
No Thing As Geneteic Merit
Sangh arguments for only economic quota are specious. Actually, the private sector must pass on its privileges.
Where Crackdowns Are As Common As The Azadi Chant!
Where crackdowns are as common as the azadi chant, what is different about police action at NIT Srinagar?
Why The World's Biggest Movie Star Can't Speak On Indo-Pak Peace?
It's a shame that a superstar can't talk of Indo-Pak peace
From China, With Love
Chinese smartphones offering the price-conscious India a fascinating new range of products right now
Cures That Make A Big Killing
People exploded in anger at Bengal’s notoriously coercive hospitals. Now, a new law will take them on.
The Valley's New Curriculum
Girl students pelting stones at the police in the heart of Srinagar marks a shift in the Kashmir unrest’s visual profile
Is There A Future For AAP?
AAP was not just another party. It came not as a regional force or a lobby—it deigned to be a universal alternative to everything. If the promise is fading, it must examine the mirror, not just the EVM.
Stone Tools In Modern History
There is now a problem bigger than militants on India’s hands: protests beyond the separatists’ control
Kashmir On The Brink, But Nowhere To Go
As ordinary Kashmiris take over the fight on angry streets, Pakistan sits back and fine-tunes its new policy
Fraud Of The Fairness Dream
In a country not comfortable with its own genes, fairness creams sell a lie to pander to a deep-seated self-loathing
Alia Bhatt: A Rare Star Who Can Laugh At Herself
Alia Bhatt's gamine charm cradles talent and the nous of self-deprecation.
Arundhati Roy: 'I See gender As A Spectrum...'
Dont beat em, join em. That's the cooperative thinking among craft brewers who work together to ensure one anothers success. In fostering a spirit of collaboration, they've created a powerful bloc that is showing steady growth and challenging established beer giants. It's a lucrative model - one that other producers of artisan or locally sourced goods would be wise to follow.
A Realist Takes On An Illusionist
Nitish has delivered results for everyone to see. But Modi's patter holds some pull.
Nepal, A Model Of Modi's Neighbourhood Policy
Nepal goes 'secular'. But India fumes at the constitution's 'unfair' federal structure.
Hindu India Or Digital India? Choice Is Yours
They're joined at the hip: the superficial modernity of Digital India and a deep, unspoken 'Hindutva'
Reading Old Ashes: Muzaffarnagar Riots
A probe report on the Muzaffarnagar riots gives the SP regime a clean chit.
6 Major Myths About Dropped Calls
It's a problem affecting the common man, as the PM said. Here's getting to the root of call-drops.
No More Condom Ads!
A prudish I&B plans to restrict condom ads on TV, but will it defeat the purpose?
Bihar Election: Is The Cha Cutting Enough?
Modi plays the Bihar game with seasoned politicians, and finds his tactics backfiring.
Amaravati: Abode Of The Immortals
Some 30,000 acres of farmland is Naidus new sketchpad on which he is furiously drawing up his capital city.
A Bihari Story Of The Haar
The BJP has paid the price for its inability to understand Bihar and its remarkable people.
Tollywood: The Sheets Are Always White
Tollywood is going bold, but are the films the better for it? Or is it just....
'How Many' Is Your Caste?
A long­overdue measure to redistribute political power, Karnataka’s caste census is a first in India