My Nobel Moments

It was lovely to enjoy the magical atmosphere of celebrating the spectacular accomplishments of extraordinary men and women who had enriched the world of sciences, literature and peace, notes......

Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since attack

Salman Rushdie has been honoured with the PEN Centenary Courage Award as the Mumbai-born writer made his first in-person public appearance since being stabbed and severely wounded in a knife attack......

Tharoor explains how BJP can lose 50 Lok Sabha seats in 2024

It will be 'impossible' for the Bharatiya Janata Party to replicate its 2019 electoral triumph in 2024, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, adding it is 'conceivable' that the ruling......

'People are realising his 'Pappu' image has no truth'

''Rahul Gandhi has shown courage to heal the heart of democracy.' IMAGE: Sandhya Gokhale and Amol Palekar join Rahul Gandhi on the Bharat Jodo Yatra. All photograph: Kind courtesy Sandhya Gokhale......

What the future holds for the economy

Will people buy as many cars as before if more office-goers are working from home? How much existing office space in commercial buildings will become surplus, and what will that mean for the......

Abhijit Banerjee and the mystique of the Nobel Prize

Does Abhijit Banerjee's Nobel Prize help India reduce extreme poverty, asks Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Professor Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics. Photograph: Brian......

'By 2025, we will be corruption free'

'I feel now we have a leader who is non-corruptible.''But he needs time as corruption is deep-rooted in our society, and people have no shame about being corrupt.''It will take at least 7 years to......

Rohan Murty, the master of many trades

Over home-cooked food, Rohan Murty tells Rahul Jacob he is fascinated by history and ancient texts, and about his efforts to measure productivity in software companies, such as Infosys. IMAGE:......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

Why Bob Dylan's music mattered to India

The unconventional music of the Nobel Laureate might have nothing connecting Indians to it. But there is a reason he has a following here, notes T C A Srinivasa Raghavan. IMAGE: Bob Dylan has been......

No state honours during funeral, says Girish Karnad's family

Noted playwright, actor and Jnanpith awardee Girish Karnad, who left his indelible mark in the world of literature, theatre and cinema, passed away at his residence in Bengaluru on Monday morning......

The Towering Talent called Girish Karnad

In a career spanning over five decades, Girish Karnad lived several lives... not only on the stage, but also as a scholar, theatre personality, actor and director. Photograph: Kind courtesy Film......