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Aasheesh Sharma

Aasheesh Sharma

Aasheesh Sharma works with the opinion team at Hindustan Times. Over the last 20 years, he has worked with a wire service, newspapers, magazines and television. His story on the longest train journey in India was included in an anthology on train writings in 2014.

Articles by Aasheesh Sharma

Our cities cannot be smart, until they are accessible for everybody

Most markets in the country are not accessible for the disabled. The National Democratic Alliance government was proactive in amending the Person With Disabilities Act, 2016, to broaden its scope along with the Accessible India campaign with the objective of encouraging disabled-friendly buildings and human resource policies

Updated on Oct 23, 2018 07:51 IST

Breach the wall of silence: Give State recognition to Indian Sign Language

Hearing impaired students at the Seth Anandilal Poddar Deaf And Dumb School in Jaipur watch a telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's talk with students over exam-related stress

Updated on Sep 25, 2018 12:17 IST

It’s time India gave serious thought to joint parenting

Shared parenting systems exist in a number of countries around the world including the US, the UK, Australia, South Africa and the Netherlands

Updated on Sep 12, 2018 06:58 IST

2018 Asiad: Why India’s teenage shooting stars are unlikely to blame the system

Indian shooter Shardul Vihan celebrates after winning silver medal in Men's Double Trap event during the 18th Asian Games Jakarta Palembang 2018, in Indonesia , Aug 23

Updated on Aug 28, 2018 13:42 IST

Ozil’s retirement rakes up racism debate, which should have no room in sport

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets Mesut Ozil, London, May 13. The meeting sparked an enormous controversy.

Updated on Jul 23, 2018 14:17 IST

Speaking flawless English should not be a priority for India’s world champion Hima Das

Hima Das of India, celebrates her victory in women's 400 metres race at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, Thursday, July 12

Updated on Jul 16, 2018 08:31 IST

Review: A Bonsai Tree by Narendra Luther

Narendra Luther was principal secretary, Andhra Pradesh, while NT Rama Rao was the chief minister.

Updated on Jun 22, 2018 13:12 IST

Asking Haryana’s athletes for one-third of their endorsement earnings is the cruellest cut

Wrestler Sakshi Malik celebrates after winning the bronze in women's wrestling at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Updated on Jun 12, 2018 10:04 IST

CBSE retests: Our evaluation system has failed India’s exam warriors

Members of the All India Students Federation at a demonstration in protest against the leaked question papers of the Bihar staff selection commission exam.

Updated on Mar 29, 2018 12:28 IST

For the differently abled, India is still inaccessible

Disabled students at a job fair in Chandigarh. The World Bank estimates that 15% of the world’s population is affected by one disability or another. According to the 2011 Census, the number of disabled in India stands at 2.68 crore, or 2.21 per cent of the population.

Updated on Mar 6, 2018 12:42 IST

Review: Imperfect by Sanjay Manjrekar

Sanjay Manjrekar batting for India during his innings of 104 runs in the inaugural test match between Zimbabwe and India at the Harare Sports Club, 21st October 1992. The Zimbabwe wicketkeeper is Andy Flower. The match ended in a draw.

Updated on Feb 16, 2018 13:43 IST

Are bots ready to take over newsrooms? Not for some time to come

Where bots based on artificial intelligence (AI) are catching up fast – through a network of high-fangled sensors, social media feeds and advanced cameras – is tracking down breaking news and helping a journalist interpret and propagate in the most efficient and optimum way possible.

Updated on Dec 31, 2017 14:32 IST

Fatwa against Khurshid gives a bad name to the community

The Dar-ul Uloom at Deoband, Uttar Pradesh, has expelled Salman Khurshid for worshipping a Hindu deity

Updated on Oct 31, 2017 13:16 IST

FIFA U-17 World Cup: Don’t expect it to usher in a football renaissance in India

In the run-up to the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the government reportedly spent Rs 100 crore giving a makeover to Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium itself.

Updated on Oct 4, 2017 07:27 IST

Why is Chandrababu Naidu asking people to have more children?

As the top-most functionary of the Andhra Pradesh government, by repeatedly pronouncing the need to have more children,

Updated on Sep 11, 2017 07:01 IST

Boris Becker meets Bjorn Borg: From boom to broke

Bjorn Borg and Boris Becker during their vacation in Ibiza.

Updated on Aug 2, 2017 12:36 IST

Let’s not tarnish the legacy of Kalam, the People’s President

Two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled his memorial in Rameswaram on his second death anniversary, an ungainly controversy appears to be have erupted over the placement of an engraved Bhagvad Gita next to a wooden statue of former president APJ Abdul Kalam.

Updated on Jul 31, 2017 09:04 IST

Mithali Raj, the ‘Captain Cool’ who reads Rumi, is India’s new sporting icon

Indian women's cricket team captain Mithali Raj poses for Hindustan Times in New Delhi, after her return from the 2017 Women’s Cricket World Cup.

Updated on Jul 30, 2017 04:00 IST

Will allies force Parrikar’s hand on Goa’s cash-rich off-shore casinos?

The lobby of Goa’s off-shore casinos is one of the biggest cash-cows for a government that is largely dependent on tourism for its revenue

Updated on Jul 26, 2017 12:19 IST

Bengaluru Metro row: Why coercive implementation of Hindi can’t work in India

Kannada, English and Hindi signage at Bengaluru’s Mahatma Gandhi Road station.

Updated on Jul 25, 2017 11:31 IST

Wives and girlfriends of cricketers can’t be soft targets for online trolls

Irfan Pathan was trolled on social media for posting her wife’s photograph where the trolls complained she was exposing her hands and wearing nail polish

Updated on Jul 21, 2017 06:54 IST

Virat Kohli fails to recognise Mithali Raj: Gender bias at play

Indian cricket captain Mithali Raj during the ICC Women's World Cup fixture at the County Ground, Derby, England. Eighteen years after she began playing the ‘gentleman’s game’ India cricket captain Mithali Raj still has to keep fielding sexist queries from callous journalists with a straight bat

Updated on Jul 13, 2017 10:10 IST

Review: Numbers Do Lie by Impact Index and Aakash Chopra

VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, during the test match against the West Indies on 15th November 2011.

Updated on Jun 9, 2017 15:50 IST

Where is the outrage over the killing of the e-rickshaw driver who opposed public urination?

Updated on Jun 2, 2017 17:43 IST

Arming women with bats to beat up alcoholics is a bizarre idea

A mass-marriage ceremony was hosted by Gopal Bhargava, state minister of panchayati raj and rural development, in his hometown of Garhakota on Saturday. Bhargava made sure the messages were inscribed loud and clear on the traditional laundry bats used to thrash the grime out of dirty clothes: ‘A gift to be used for bashing drunkards’ and ‘The police won’t intervene!”

Updated on May 3, 2017 07:25 IST

Trigger-happy Twitter celebs like Sonu Nigam should be more circumspect

Singer Sonu Nigam , best known for such chartbusters as Sandese aate hain and Har ghadi badal rahi hai roop zindagi, decided to express his displeasure over the azaan. “God bless everyone. I’m not a Muslim and I have to be woken up by the azaan in the morning. When will this forced religiousness end in India,” he tweeted to his 5.92 million followers.

Updated on Apr 18, 2017 06:55 IST

Rijiju’s Hindu conversion tweet is a mischievous attempt to twist facts

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju. Religious affiliations have little to do with the size of the family and favourable social indices equally contribute to slower population growth

Updated on Feb 14, 2017 13:11 IST

Chidambaram to Badal: A not-so-Lambi history of shoe-throwing

A journalist throws his shoe at India's Home Minister P Chidambaram during a news conference in New Delhi in this combo picture made from two video frame grabs from ANI TV taken and released in 2009. In 2017, the journalist is fighting the assembly polls in Punjab on an Aam Aadmi Party ticket and taking on chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, who was the victim of a shoe-throwing incident on Wednesday.

Updated on Jan 13, 2017 11:12 IST

Why are toxic trolls losing their shirt over Kaif doing the Surya Namaskar?

Mohammad Kaif became the latest cricketer to be given morality lessons by trolls on Twitter after he posted a picture of himself doing a yoga pose.

Updated on Jan 2, 2017 16:54 IST

Principal’s resignation reinforces prejudices against trans-people

Manabi Bandopadhyay, the first transgender principal of any educational institute in India, has resigned

Updated on Jan 2, 2017 08:00 IST

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