Other Columns

Authors explore their thoughts and reach people through their books. Literature festivals reduce them to performers, turning them into sideshows of a tamasha culture. Amitav Ghosh writes

The Haryana government's plan to develop the Mangar region will ruin its archaeological and ecological heritage, writes Nayanjot Lahiri.

India and the European Union have the tools to shape tomorrow. Herman Van Rompuy & José Manuel Barroso write.

Life has too many good things to offer. So why run after one particular interest? Prasenjit Chowdhury writes.

The shocking story of the two-year-old baby, abandoned by her parents and successive custodians, struggling for life at AIIMS, and her alleged tormentor, a 14-year-old who herself is a victim of multiple rape and abuse, could be told many times over in this city. In Delhi, at least two children are found abandoned and 10 go missing every day.

I shall now write only on deadly solemn subjects, despite the strain on my brain and the smoke coming out of my ears, writes Manas Chakravarty.

You don't have to have your ear firmly on the dusty plains of UP to notice that this round of finger-pointing pertaining to corruption in the other camps is all a bit half-hearted, writes Chanakya.

The Supreme Court judgement in the 2G scam is an indictment of A Raja, not that of the then finance minister or the Prime Minister who, in Nehru's words, is the "lynchpin" of the government.

Symbiosis College should not have 'postponed' the screening of Jashn-e-Azadi. Namita Bhandare writes.

Two celebrated economists have different views on the topic. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in the middle, writes Vivek Dehejia.

The decision to buy the Rafale aircraft shows the state of our aerospace industry. We must revive the sector for our benefit, writes Srinivasapuram Krishnaswamy.

Stronger India-Burma ties could counter China, writes John Lee.

If honest data collection and transparent analysis are given short shrift, we will be left groping for hidden agendas, writes Abhijit Banerjee.

Despite the continuing economic crisis, we should not hold back from investing modest amounts in agricultural research. Bill Gates writes.