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The writer, an author, former diplomat and is in politics.

Pavan K. Varma | Why India world’s ‘happiest country’ but must get rid of that status

Pavan K. Varma | Why India world’s ‘happiest country’ but must get rid...

The legendary fourth king of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck, ruled for 34 years, until he voluntarily...

22 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact too

Pavan K. Varma | Don’t airbrush history, but respect context & fact...

Recently, I spoke at the launch in Delhi of Vikram Sampath’s new magnum opus, Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s...

8 Dec 2024 12:10 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral pedestal

Pavan K. Varma | Casinos, beef, prohibition: Get off the moral...

Elections will come and go, and our great democracy will run on, but at the social level — and not unrelated to politics...

24 Nov 2024 1:26 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Governors need to keep soul of Constitution alive

Pavan K. Varma | Governors need to keep soul of Constitution alive

A poet has written: “Hum unki yaad mein aksar unhi ko bhool gaye: In remembering her, I often forgot about...

29 Sept 2024 12:40 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Kandahar surrender: Why slam series? Learn lessons!

Pavan K. Varma | Kandahar surrender: Why slam series? Learn lessons!

I am surprised at the controversy over the Netflix series on the IC-814 hijacking. The series is not without its...

15 Sept 2024 12:10 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | BJP vs AAP tug-of-war killed students in Delhi

Pavan K. Varma | BJP vs AAP tug-of-war killed students in Delhi

The death of three young IAS aspirants on July 27 due to drowning in the flooded basement of a coaching institute in...

4 Aug 2024 1:02 AM IST

Book Review | Timeless hymn, glibly rendered

Book Review | Timeless hymn, glibly rendered

Vikram Seth seems to have finally surfaced from his prolonged creative hibernation to write a translation of...

20 July 2024 3:58 PM IST

Pavan Varma | Our politics must change to tackle citizens’ basic issues

Pavan Varma | Our politics must change to tackle citizens’ basic...

I am a firm believer in democracy, but has the manner of its functioning in our country become antithetical to good...

23 Jun 2024 3:30 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Tectonic shift: Can Modi turn into new Vajpayee?

Pavan K. Varma | Tectonic shift: Can Modi turn into new Vajpayee?

Today, the Narendra Modi 3.0 government will take oath. But this time, it will be a coalition government. While the...

9 Jun 2024 12:10 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Kashmir on the mend, but threatened by hate rhetoric

Pavan K. Varma | Kashmir on the mend, but threatened by hate rhetoric

The abysmal level of discourse in the ongoing national elections has left millions of Indians appalled. The extent of...

12 May 2024 1:22 AM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Our inequality is inherited, curable only by solid policy

Pavan K. Varma | Our inequality is inherited, curable only by solid...

Sam Pitroda’s comments on inheritance tax were unwarranted and unnecessary, and the BJP is, predictably, using it to...

27 April 2024 11:13 PM IST

Pavan K. Varma | Post Ayodhya euphoria, will govt be called to account?

Pavan K. Varma | Post Ayodhya euphoria, will govt be called to...

In the perception of most people, the 2024 national elections seem to be a foregone conclusion: victory for the BJP....

14 April 2024 12:10 AM IST