EPS does a Jaya but like her, can he keep the BJP at bay?

In the absence of the over-arching ‘Jaya charisma’, EPS has to convince the AIADMK’s traditional constituencies, including those in his western districts, that his leadership......

When a big nation is led by a small man

'Presidents may come and go, but America will go on forever,' an American business leader tells Ambassador T P Sreenivasan in New York.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Abraham Lincoln's......

The short shelf life of today's editors

'The sacking of Outlook magazine's Editor-in-Chief Krishna Prasad provides another example of the saffron camp's disrespect for dissent,' argues Amulya Ganguli.   In a speech at the time of......

L K Advani: 'Whoever forms the government doesn't hesitate in committing excesses, even some of our people'

Five years ago, Bharatiya Janata Party veteran L K Advani spoke to Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com on the Emergency.   On the 40th anniversary of Indian democracy’s darkest hour, we reproduce......

Swachh Bharat: A big opportunity for start-ups

The government's Swachh Bharat programme presents entrepreneurs with a chance to curb open defecation and make money in the process, R Gopalakrishnan.   India has eight "Unicorns" -......

A lateral mover from left to right

When Atal Bihari Vajpayee set up his second Prime Minister's Office in 1998 (the first one doesn't count because the government lasted for 13 days) most people commented on one category that seemed......