When A Diplomat Speaks
byBefore I joined the govt I thought “debriefing “ was something you indulged in with a lady on a lonely beach, a-la James Bond…
Opinion
Management Of The Useless Class
byAbout the Author Prof. Sengupta is an Alumni of St. Xavier’s School, Hazaribagh, and St. Stephen’s College/Delhi University/Delhi School of Economics with Master of…
The New Tool-Kit For Your Car
byI bought my first car in 1982, a second-hand FIAT, for Rs. 32000/. It was easy buying a car then: there were no NPAs…
Vaccination Ke Side Effects
byMy wife and I took our vaccinations on the third of this month. I was a bit apprehensive of the jab because I’d read…
Wounded Vanities And The Foot Soldiers Of Justice
byThe latter half of February this year has been an interesting time for our crumbling judicial architecture and a mauled Constitution. It is a…
The 4th Industrial Revolution
byIt was the age of inventions. Some were brilliant and will stay with us forever. Others were also brilliant but their goodness was short-lived….
The Fine Art Of Losing Friends
byThere are two certain ways to lose a friend: one, have an affair with his wife; two, start a discussion on politics. The first…
Pygmies Stand on Toes to Appear Taller
byMost of the secretaries in the government treat Vice-Chancellors rather casually. ‘Late Prof. Vishnu Kant Shastri, the then Governor of Himachal Pradesh, a Saint…
Malvika’s Perambulator
byEucalyptus was a buzzword those days. Every fool and his Chacha was busy planting eucalyptus. So was I! We had bought a piece of…
Himalayan Blunders, Tragic Ironies, Retreating Glaciers
byNever underestimate the power of human stupidity, says Yuval Noah Harari in his book “21 Lessons For The 21st Century”. If anyone doubts this…