Shed that Mayflower mentality

Even the original Puritans who landed on American shores in the pilgrim ship were illegal aliens. So were Bengali Muslims in Harlem. So who’s legit? In the much-talked-about documentary series, Wild Wild Country (Netflix), about Osho Rajneesh, Maa Anand Sheela makes a statement about those hell-bent on stopping them from setting up their commune as […]

Lead by example

This is a rare story of the struggle and triumph of a Nigerian in the city of Delhi, which has its racist moments but is slowly developing a cosmopolitan outlook Ola Jason looks dapper in a blue cotton suit; an impressive printed shirt defines his muscular torso. He hangs his coat meticulously on the back […]

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 […]

The judicial politics

Pakistan’s paying the price of involving both judiciary and military in politics. India must take heed Over the last few years there has been a discernible, if also disturbing, trend to involve, or even drag in the judiciary to settle political scores. While instituting all sorts of cases—fake or genuine, criminal or civil— against political […]

SMOKING HOT

Every year, says the met department, temperatures are rising by 1.5% at least. So what are the chances of summer 2018 being a scorcher? Ranit Das, a resident of Noida, gets up every morning and goes to work in an air-conditioned cab and stays in his air-conditioned office for the next nine hours. The first […]

BRAVING THE GREAT OUTDOORS

Those who work out in the open under the blazing sun don’t say it’s NOT a big deal – after all, it’s their livelihood Seventy-year-old Vijay frequently refills his water bottle to quench his thirst as the mercury rises to 42 degrees. He can’t stop working despite the scorching sun overhead — after all, it […]

Here’s what to read this summer

books of some great authors will be out in coming months. Here is a list of 16 Fiction and Non-Fiction books to look forward to Fiction: 1. “The Neighbourhood” by Mario Vargas Llosa. Peruvian Nobel laureate Llosa’s latest novel features two wealthy couples in 1990s Lima embroiled in political corruption and erotic intrigues. The book […]

Indian Army needs more snipers

The term ‘sniper’ may have originated in India, but we are far short of ‘making a mark’ with the rifles we have Reports have surfaced recently about the Indian Army starting the process of importing 5,000-6,000 modern sniper rifles for R982 crore to replace the Dragunov sniper rifle that is in service currently. It may […]