Category: Commentary

The fearless, acrobatic performer of early Bollywood: Nadia’s life and legacy

By Vikas Datta Bollywood was more of a colonial construct than we thought -- even in the days the Indian…

6 years ago

Freud’s threefold personality division and its literary manifestations

By Vikas Datta Personality cannot be entirely predictable but its basic pathways can be somewhat mapped. It, however, comes into…

6 years ago

Democratising the job market for engineering graduates

By Sanjiv Kataria When Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy says the trend of stagnation of starting salaries for software engineers…

6 years ago

Should BJP worry about growing Dalit alienation?

By Amulya Ganguli For the third time since the Narendra Modi government's assumption of office, the Dalits have come into…

6 years ago

As things change, much remains the same

By Amit Khanna As they say, never reinvent the wheel. Well we haven't in millennia. It is ironical that some…

6 years ago

Now, women can join Territorial Army as HC clears way

New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Women are now eligible to serve in the Territorial Army as the Delhi High Court…

6 years ago

The challenges before 15th Finance Commission are many

By V. Srinivas The 15th Finance Commission, which the government notified on November 27, 2017, will have to first contend…

6 years ago

How long can Kashmir afford martyrs to different causes and ideologies?

By Sheikh Qayoom Two martyrs, two ideologies, two funerals and two mourning families. Kashmir's saga of tragedy and destruction could…

6 years ago

India can’t be complacent on innovation

By Amit Kapoor The New Year is upon us. It has been 17 years into the 21st century and if…

6 years ago

Maharashtra’s climate action plan comes up short

By Nidhi Jamwal Mumbai, Jan 1: Eight years after the Centre's direction to formulate a state action plan on climate…

6 years ago

India needs to harmonise ties with major power nodes

By C. Uday Bhaskar Three unrelated developments in December provide some useful indicators about the security and strategic outlook for…

6 years ago

Four reasons why India can look forward to 2018

By IndiaSpend Team Mumbai, Jan 1: The seeds of many positive changes were sown in 2017 and could bring news…

6 years ago

A pastime for practitioners too: Authors on reading and collecting books

By Vikas Datta They may not flaunt the object of their interest like some do with mobiles or other high-tech…

6 years ago

Triple talaq: Need to fine-tune a good law

By Amulya Ganguli Only the naive will believe that deep concern for the welfare of Muslim "sisters" and for the…

6 years ago

‘Ghalib ka hai andaz-e-bayan aur’: Mirza Ghalib and his immortal shers

By Vikas Datta His white-bearded and tall fur hat sporting visage is among the those of a handful of global…

6 years ago

Rocky ride for the economy in 2017

Amit Kapoor It has been almost a decade since the world underwent a litany of economic crises beginning with the…

6 years ago

Final and real autonomy for IIMs is here

By P.D. Rai The struggle for autonomy has been going on within the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) from inception.…

6 years ago

Hollywood’s sultry Christmas Eve Angel – and her India connection

By Vikas Datta With her exotic sultry looks, she was possibly one of Hollywood's earliest 'globalised' leading ladies, playing roles…

6 years ago

The pitfalls of urbanisation — as reiterated by the Gujarat polls

By Amulya Ganguli The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) victory in Gujarat was largely based on the support it received in…

6 years ago

Why robot dogs should stop smelly people getting on planes

By Nury Vittachi Used my wife's lemon-herb-mint shampoo, and now my head smells like a slow-roasted leg of lamb and…

6 years ago



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