'Today Is Worse Than British Times'

'Today, the BJP is using power in such a manner that they not only crush the Opposition, but even their own supporters can't rebel.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In the third and......

'Unity in diversity has helped us survive'

'The BJP is trying to change this mantra.' Photograph: ANI Photo On December 30, freedom fighter Dr G G Parikh, who was jailed during the 1942 Quit India movement and again during the Emergency,......

Treading The AI Path Sensibly

... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Every two decades or so, we, humans, are forced to deal with a......

'The Left Won't Survive In India'

'Our Left is squeamish about democracy. They are so mechanical they have only dogma.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "It came in the newspapers that I was expelled from the party. My......

Agri Bills: Why Punjab and Haryana farmers are leading the protests

Data shows that the current system of decentralised marketing and centralised procurement helps Punjab and Haryana farmers the most, while its efficacy in other states has been poor. Experts and......

Is this why govt needs money from RBI?

Money permits patronage.Money means power. No wonder details of the crores locked up in NPAs and never repaid loans are top secret, says Sunanda K Datta-Ray. Photograph: PTI Photo It could well be......

'Without skills you are a recipient of charity'

'Jobs will exist at very high levels or low levels of skill sets.''People, who are in middle level jobs, are the ones who are facing the problem as such jobs are fast disappearing because of......

Old ideas have a very long life in India

No new ideas, please, we are Indian. Seventeen years into the 21st century, we are still fixated by the ideas of the 20th century, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. Illustration: Uttam......

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar Review: Lost In Politics

With the kind of money and talent that has gone into making this movie, a really good biopic of a personality like Savarkar could be made. But this film is lost in polemics, as is the case with......

Jai Bhim review

Jai Bhim is a story of hope and despair, observes Utkarsh Mishra. Almost a third of undertrial prisoners in India belong to the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes, while their share in the......

Jagame Thandhiram is an Important Failure

Jagame Thandhiram is a failure alright, but it is certainly an interesting one, given that both the ideas that it was borne out (twin seeds, if you may) were sure-shot movie ideas on their own,......

20 UNFORGETTABLE FRAMES of Dilip Kumar

As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind. When an actor achieves as much resonance and distinction as Dilip Kumar did in......

Why I think Sunny Paaji should retire as commentator

'Ramchandra Guha has sent down an express delivery at Sunil Gavaskar, the great batsman who seldom wore a helmet while facing the fastest of fast bowlers.' 'Gavaskar may have easily ducked the......