UNSMART CITY

We’re all Internet addicts but considering how slow broadband is in India, we can’t be called speed junkies Pick any street or neighbourhood — any public place, really. What do you see? An ocean of heads, all looking down. Searching for answers on screens the size of their palms. And that is really the hallmark […]

From Slovakia with love

She came for an internship, stayed for a Master’s and is now a part of the art scene in Delhi. For Jana Bednarova, the love affair with India continues Like most foreigners, Slovak painter Jana Bednarova wanted to visit India because she was fascinated with the exotic stories she heard from friends. Never did she […]

Scholastic view

‘India is the only country that is not overwhelmed by one of the three monotheistic religions. Hinduism has remained the most popular faith of the land since time immemorial,’ says Jan Ross Jan Ross, 50, was the foreign affairs editor at Die Zeit — the leading German weekly long-form newspaper — for 10 years before […]

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 chroniclers

This is the story of freelance foreign journalists who adopt India as their home and grow rich in experience Delhi is one of the most difficult cities to live, perhaps, that’s what make it intense — and in some measure, engaging — to some free souls drifting across the globe. Like some of the freelance […]

The fakir and the firangi

French artist Michel Testard is in Delhi with an exhibition of his paintings of India created over two decades With an engineering degree from Paris followed by an MBA from INSEAD, Michel Testard never knew he would end up as a painter in India. One visit to the country, and he was inspired to go […]

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 […]

Men behind the medals

Winning medals is a joint effort between the player and the coach, who develop a very close relationship. success hinges on a perfect partnership where the goal is the only obsession for months before a competition The Commonwealth Games 2018 has been the most successful tournament in terms of medals for the Indian contingent. With […]