Columnists - Page 79

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Aakar Patel | What's to gain by avoiding any problem… What is there...

What is gained when I avoid acknowledging that I have a problem? And what, if anything, is lost? The Prime Minister...

25 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Kishwar Desai | Staycations in UK are suddenly the rage

Who could have imagined that a staycation in London could be the best in the world this summer? Well, the reality is...

24 July 2023 12:17 AM IST

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Sanjaya Baru | In India's border states, Centre isn't peripheral

Sometime back the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu reminded the national government in New Delhi that according to the...

24 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

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Ranjona Banerji | Old women will save the world

To be a woman and to be old puts you at an interesting intersection. See how I effortlessly use a current jargony...

23 July 2023 12:34 AM IST

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Anita Katyal | Mamata wins at musical chairs; is IB being shorn of...

There is an interesting observation by the protagonist in Amor Towles’ novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, on seating...

23 July 2023 12:19 AM IST

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Pavan K. Varma | Why 2024 promises to be an exciting election

The fact that almost the entire political canvas divided into two groups to meet on the same day, July 18, in the...

23 July 2023 12:10 AM IST

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Farrukh Dhondy | As UK goes after boat people, leaks are found in...

“And the punters said to Bachchoo ‘Speak to us of Passion!’ And Bachchoo replied ‘It is that...

22 July 2023 12:42 AM IST

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Shikha Mukerjee | INDIA' veterans ready to unsettle BJP's masterplan

There is an elephant in the room. Its name is “INDIA”, that is, Jeetega Bharat, which is the Indian National...

22 July 2023 12:11 AM IST

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Devi Kar | Why philosophy is crucial for young minds: It will help...

After having worked with children for the greater part of my life, I find that younger children in their quest to...

21 July 2023 12:05 AM IST

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Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Memories of another day: Of media & power...

The death last month of veteran journalist Subhash Chakravarty marked the passing of an age that brought out...

21 July 2023 12:01 AM IST

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Dilip Cherian | J'khand officer in a fix for touching up govt note on...

The recent case involving K. Srinivasan, a 2005-batch IAS officer, in Jharkhand, has evoked a lot of interest in babu...

20 July 2023 12:32 AM IST

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Sunil Gatade | The aunt and the nephew: BJP's problem in Raj, MP

As the “jugalbandi” between the old uncle and the brash nephew is being played out in Maharashtra, the BJP...

20 July 2023 12:17 AM IST