The Puranikoti Diaries: East Of Mashobra
byMany years ago, when the bad moon of superannuation was beginning to edge worryingly above the horizon, I decided to improve my chances of…
Opinion
Light – Or Garbage? – At The End Of The Tunnel
byThe 9 km long Atal Tunnel below the Rohtang pass has been inaugurated, the foundation stone laid by Mrs. Sonia Gandhi ten years back…
TRPs, Corporates, And Moral Bankruptcy
byEven for a country which is perpetually in outrage mode, the brouhaha over the TRP scandal takes the cake if not the bakery, as…
If Hathras Doesn’t Make Us Think Again, Then Nothing Will
byThe voters of this country (or at least 37% of them) have given Mr. Modi and his party a long rope. They have kept…
India’s Economy To Contract By 9.6 Percent -World Bank
byNew Delhi: Faced with an unprecedented downturn, India needs to continue with critical reforms to reverse the sudden and steep impacts of COVID-19 on…
Babri Masjid Demolition Verdict
by28 years after the demolition of Babri Masjid in 1992, a special court in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on September 30, 2020 acquitted all 32…
The Five Rupee Note
byMost people think that an inheritance and a legacy are the same thing. In a way they perhaps are because they are bequeathed to…
Demolition Derby
byI’ve never believed in the adage that learning is a continuous process. According to cognitive experts a human being learns 80% of everything he…
Of Angelic Gardens of Shimla
byIn the biggest hill city of the world, lie the Angelic Gardens on the mitigated lawns of a heritage lodge in Shimla. Thickly wooded…
Law Needed To Compensate Victims Of Wrongful Arrests
byDr. Kafeel Khan, of the Gorakhpur tragedy fame a couple of years ago who tried to save infant lives by buying oxygen cylinders out…