Memory and memorialising

Experts say people hit the streets of nostalgia when they are lonely or when they feel unhinged, to get rid of their social anxiety. It helps create a sense of belongingness and restore the continuity...

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On the digital stage

The pandemic has boosted streaming services as lockdowns and social restrictions have kept people away from theatres despite their otherworldly charms. A set of filmmakers and production houses in the Malayalam film industry too are...

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Haunted by a savarna spectre

Earlier this week, Moustache, the English translation of Meesha, won the JCB Prize for literature, one of the most coveted awards for literary fiction in this country. In 2018, Jasmine Days by Benyamin had won...

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The meaning of Owaisi’s victory in Bihar

An interesting cartoon viral on social media has All India Ittihadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi in his trademark topi but uncharacteristically also wearing khaki shorts of the RSS. Two men carry...

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Biden must roll back Trump’s tariffs and woo India for Silicon Valley: Bloomberg

By Andy Mukherjee For all the hype around “Howdy Modi” and “Namaste Trump,” the U.S.-India economic relationship has been backsliding the last four years. To move forward, Joe Biden must steer the conversation away from...

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Insuring biodiversity for posterity: The Salim Ali way!

Today marks the 124 th birth anniversary of the country’s greatest ornithologist late Dr. Salim Ali. This piece takes me back to an evening early April of 1982, Baroda. As advised, I knocked at the...

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Rebalancing the future & the present

My cousin phoned me from Kanpur to say that these ‘small time’ men do not care for wearing a mask or maintaining distance; the markets were crowded last weekend. Many of ‘us’ commented scornfully on...

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Google needs to embrace its role to be a backbone for the global neural network of future

I just read a journalistic piece linked to encouraging Indian kids to learn coding. After reading it, my first response was to be critical because I saw it to support the rat-race towards mediocrity that...

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Murugan calling Murugan:Three reasons why TN should allow BJP’s ‘Vetrivel yatra’

The Tamil Nadu government’s argument in the Madras high court that it would not allow the BJP’s ‘Vetrivel yatra’ because of a ban on religious congregations till November 15 is, at best, specious. I can...

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What democracy is capable of

The world heaves a sigh of relief. American democracy took its time, creaked mightily as it crawled its way to redemption, but finally it delivered what the world had been waiting for. Deliverance from Donald...

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Politics, media, and when the lines in between get blurred

Once upon a time, in a dense media jungle, there existed a creature with as much clout as the creature was sanctioned by a far bigger creature. This Mega Master was a clever, cunning being...

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Boycott bombs, and a middle-aged bombshell

9am Sipping on some coffee as black as my mood, I call my sister, ‘This Diwali, I forbid you to watch any Bollywood movie. I also want you to give up your Netflix subscription, stop...

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US & India: Some lessons the world’s oldest democracy could teach the world’s largest

It’s been a big election week: an extraordinary cliffhanger in the US and an equally intriguing contest in Bihar. As the seemingly interminable counting process unfolded in the US, the contrasts between the world’s oldest...

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Set boundaries early in relationships!

Do you know the extent of your tolerance, and what you will never accept? A young French chef on a TV show said that she scolds her juniors or appreciates them, as appropriate. Nothing unusual...

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The four reasons why Indian liberals are a fast-disappearing species

I think it is fair to admit that the influence of Indian liberals continues to dwindle every month. Outnumbered and outshouted, the Indian liberals — a motley group of individuals who claim to represent more...

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Ambani versus Bezos – A fight or a waiting game?: Bloomberg

Andy Mukherjee A vanilla commercial dispute is setting the stage for a clash between the world’s No. 1 and No. 6 richest men. But the legal wrangling is a sideshow. What Jeff Bezos and Mukesh...

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National character

An Indian industrialist once had the occasion to go to West Germany in 1965. While there, he visited a factory. Going around it to see how it functioned, he stopped beside a worker and started...

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Dragon’s cyber hacking operations: State sponsored game-plan

In the last few years, countless cyber-attacks were reported globally that were linked to the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese cyber-hackers, who target the foreign networks and websites are sponsored by the Chinese government....

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The Body as a Stranger?

Historically, we have been estranged from our own bodies. The Covid crisis underlines just how little we understand our own bodies. For all the intense engagement we have with our own selves, we regard the...

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Restore fauji ecosystem

The top Army leadership is holding its bi-annual conference, concurrently, veterans WhatsApp groups are witnessing unprecedented spewing of venom. There is wide spread apprehension that major drive is underway to take away privileges and so-called...

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