Leading from the front
Rahul is a leader with a vision for the future, commitment to the idea of India and the power of a healing touch
A smooth sea never made a good sailor. Similarly, leadership is tested in times of crisis and the person who remains steadfast in his principles, no matter what is thrown at him, is the best leader there is. To me, that leader is none other than Rahul Gandhi ji. As I write this, the BJP government has yet again tried to build a false case against Rahul Gandhi ji, with the help of its favourite tool, the Enforcement Directorate. But I know that Rahul ji, who turns 52 this month, will once again look this challenge in the eye. In an era of self promotion, Rahul ji has always let his actions speak for himself and this is precisely why the Sangh ecosystem is obsessed with him and keeps trying to target him.
It was Rahul ji’s simplicity and vision for the nation that inspired me to join the Congress. As an MP earlier with the BJP, I had seen up front, the kind of disregard the BJP had for ordinary men and women of this country, for the poor farmers, for the marginalised, for women and children. All the party leadership looked at was maintaining the oligarchy of a few industrialists. On the other hand, Rahul ji always thought about the common man, his compassion shone through. As the head of the state unit now, what I wish to emulate is this commitment to the cause of the common Indian.
A silver spoon but no bed of roses
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William Dalrymple goes further back
Indian readers have long known William Dalrymple as the chronicler nonpareil of India in the early years of the British raj. His latest book, The Golden Road, is a striking departure, since it takes him to a period from about the third century BC to the 12th-13th centuries CE.
The bleat from the street
What with all the apps delivering straight to one’s doorstep, the supermarkets, the food halls and even the occasional (super-expensive) pop-up thela (cart) offering the woke from field-to-fork option, the good old veggie-market/mandi has fallen off my regular beat.
Courage and conviction
Justice A.M. Ahmadi's biography by his granddaughter brings out behind-the-scenes tension in the Supreme Court as it dealt with the Babri Masjid demolition case
EPIC ENTERPRISE
Gowri Ramnarayan's translation of Ponniyin Selvan brings a fresh perspective to her grandfather's magnum opus
Upgrade your jeans
If you don’t live in the top four-five northern states of India, winter means little else than a pair of jeans. I live in Mumbai, where only mad people wear jeans throughout the year. High temperatures and extreme levels of humidity ensure we go to work in mulmul salwars, cotton pants, or, if you are lucky like me, wear shorts every day.
Garden by the sea
When Kozhikode beach became a fertile ground for ideas with Manorama Hortus
RECRUITERS SPEAK
Industry requirements and selection criteria of management graduates
MORAL COMPASS
The need to infuse ethics into India's MBA landscape
B-SCHOOLS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT INDIAN ECONOMY IS GOING TO WITNESS A TREMENDOUS GROWTH
INTERVIEW - Prof DEBASHIS CHATTERJEE, director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
COURSE CORRECTION
India's best b-schools are navigating tumultuous times. Hurdles include lower salaries offered to their graduates and students misusing AI
