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Opening up of cantonments
Nirmala Sitharaman’s decision is not only a serious security breach but also has deeply hurt pro-Army lobbies in the country With one nod of her head, Nirmala Sitharaman has caused the greatest divide between the armed forces and civilian community in the country in the nation’s 70-year history. Social media is abuzz with pro- and […]
The unfairness of it all
It is unfair of the government to use gains from a decline in purchase prices of oil to repair its fiscal shortcomings instead of passing the gains to end-consumers Petrol prices in India have increased by 15 per cent in the past 12 months, and 23 per cent in the past five years. Politicians don’t […]
No water in our taps
I have recently moved into a rented accommodation in Sant Nagar, East of Kailash because of its proximity to my office in Greater Kailash. I was told that water supply in the area would be erratic but there are motors and automated systems in place to ensure every house gets water. While the first month […]
Who will oil my economy?
I am 33, and live with my parents, both retired bureaucrats, in an independent house in Noida. I drive on all working days to Gurugram, where I am a senior functionary in a call centre. I spend about three hours, on average, in my Hyundai I-20, negotiating traffic to and back from work. I have […]
Reopening old wounds
In Northeast India, politics for decades has revolved around fear of being swamped by Bengalis, and now it’s back in action A visit to Assam and Meghalaya by members of a Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the contentious draft Citizenship (Amendment) Bill of 2016 has brought to the fore old fractures between communities that were in […]
2 FB OR NOT 2 FB
Once realisation dawns that this is not just a harmless shiny toy we are playing with. Give up these platforms. All of them. Also, give up the good, positive uses of the same. No platform or service is worth using if it is going to affect the wiring of your mind (against Facebook by Cosmo […]
Talent Hunt by Anita’s Attic
Anita’s Attic, a creative writing and mentorship programme run by author Anita Nair since 2015 in Bengaluru, has tied up with Penguin Random House with an aim to nurture and empower new literary talent. “As we prepare to commence the next session of Anita’s Attic on June 30, we are very pleased to announce a […]
A book on Dhoni
Captain Cool is the story of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricket’s poster boy told by noted sportswriter Gulu Ezekiel in his crackling but measured prose. It is the heartwarming account of the boy from Ranchi who grew into a worldwide icon and won for India the World T20 in 2007, the world number one Test […]