Category: Commentary

Depicting various hues of life with Urdu poetry: A dying art

By Vikas Datta "Quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur" ("Whatever is said in Latin seems profound"), they say, and the…

6 years ago

‘Yeh mera diwanapan hai’.. Mukesh’s melodious musical career

By Vikas Datta Still one of Bollywoods best-known singers whose smooth and sonorous voice rendered a gamut of iconic songs,…

6 years ago

Submitting documents in government offices still a headache

By Himanshu The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is about to complete its term and has brought about…

6 years ago

New law not enough to stop mob violence

By Amulya Ganguli Although the Supreme Court has suggested that a law be enacted specifically to deal with the "new…

6 years ago

SC collegium reiterates recommendation on Justice Joseph’s elevation

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court collegium has reiterated its recommendation to elevate Justice K.M. Joseph, the Chief…

6 years ago

The future of plastic? Scientists explore bioplastics from sorghum

By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, July 19 (IANS/Mongabay) In the early 1940s, Henry Ford experimented with making plastic parts for automobiles.…

6 years ago

Mandela: Beyond a revolutionary, statesman and moral symbol

By Vikas Datta Sentenced in 1964 to a life term for rebellion, he spent three decades in jail, mostly in…

6 years ago

The original modern ‘Action Girl’: Modesty Blaise and her capers

By Vikas Datta With there now being an abundance of formidable female characters, each as "badass" as their male counterparts,…

6 years ago

Is the government in a pre-election haste to revamp green laws?

By Mayank Aggarwal New Delhi, July 14 (IANS/Mongabay) It is the final leg of the current Indian governments tenure, which…

6 years ago

Croatia in World Cup: The story of its origin

By Saeed Naqvi Croatia's prominence in the football World Cup freshened memories of its origin in the war which expanded…

6 years ago

How can the Congress shed its ‘Muslim party’ image?

By Amulya Ganguli Ever since the A.K. Antony committee identified the Congress's Muslim "appeasement" tag as a major reason for…

6 years ago

German ruling a real-life lesson for India on digital inheritance

By Nishant Arora New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) In a landmark ruling when it comes to post-death digital rights, Germany's…

6 years ago

Urban observatories: A kaleidoscope for cities

By Noelene Marisa Yesudas & Shrimoyee Bhattacharya The Karnataka government annually organises the "Bengaluru Innovation Challenge", covering diverse subjects. One…

6 years ago

For England it’s deja vu: Turin 1990

By Biswajit Choudhury The story of so near and yet so far continues for English football, ever since the only…

6 years ago

Once in a blue bloom: Kerala’s famed neelakurinji set for rare mass bloom

By Ajith Lawrence & Haritha John Thiruvananthapuram, July 12 (IANS/Mongabay) Starting late July, the Anamalai hills near Munnar in Kerala…

6 years ago

Water infrastructure: Smart meters to manage an essential commodity

By Taponeel Mukherjee The "Composite Water Management Index" report released by the NITI Aayog recently highlights the issues confronting water…

6 years ago

Monopolies in digital space are bad for media and entertainment industry

By Amit Kapoor It was not very long ago that the daily dose of entertainment for the average Indian household…

6 years ago

Reimagining employability in India: A singular imperative

By Amit Dasgupta The singular expectation from university education is guaranteed employability and, thus, a return on investment. When this…

6 years ago

Elephants can adapt to human habitation but sirens stress them out

By Neha Jain Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS/Mongabay) As more and more elephant habitats are falling under the ever-growing influence of…

6 years ago

The role of Cold War in Indira Gandhi’s Emergency

By Saeed Naqvi Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency in 1975, plonk in the middle of the most intense phase of…

6 years ago



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