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Guess who Indira Gandhi's political heir is

'Some BJP old timers have remarked that the BJP is now driven by its own high command, the way the Congress was under Mrs Gandhi, says Subir Roy.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com There are......

What could a runaway and someone from the landed gentry have in common?

Kolkata Gives brings together the city's philanthropists and deserving NGOs in a structured interface. Subir Roy walks away with fascinating stories from this year's do. IMAGE: Susanta Giri used......

How Indians worship, yet neglect, the cow

If I were a cow worshipper, I would make it a serious criminal offence for someone to allow his cattle to roam city streets unattended and also consider it my god-given duty to put every single......

Why doctors dislike Bengal's new health law

They say new rules that make over-billing by private hospitals a criminal offence will hurt their ability to treat patients properly, says Subir Roy. Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com. Private......

The joys of bazaar shopping

The real challenge, says Subir Roy, is to go for something affordable whose quality is just right.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com When we were young we were a little intrigued by Sarkar......

Gau raksha has replaced sabka vikas

If the fight against black money seems half hearted, the same is not the case with gau raksha, says Subir Roy. To take a view on how well has Narendra Modi done as the prime minister of India, it......

IT job losses: Companies ready, but what about the government?

'While Indian IT has known what is coming and has a strategy ready to combat it, the same can't be said about the country and the government.''Restructuring of Indian IT will have a powerful impact......

Has the promise of 'sabka vikas' failed?

While the widespread feeling is that employment growth has been sluggish, some argue that, since sabka vikas slogan will most probably not deliver, Mr Modi and the BJP are going in for an......

Is Modi on a moral crusade or pursuing a political strategy?

What is the wider political strategy behind Mr Modi's concerted attack on black money, asks Subir Roy. IMAGE: 'Politicians who get elected through a process that is steeped in unaccounted cash,......

Posh homes, ghastly roads. Kolkata's peri-urban nightmare

Kolkata need not feel inferior as it has its own “alive only at weekends” Lavasa, says Subir Roy. The road to the poshest of posh developments on the outskirts of Kolkata is......

My Father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives. IMAGE: Satyajit......

Remembering Pather Panchali with Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been 97 today, May 2.Soumendu Roy, who worked with the legendary director for many years, looks back on the Genius that was Manikda, as the Master was known to family,......

My father, Satyajit Ray

One of India's top filmmakers Satyajit Raj would have been 95 on May 2. We celebrate him by re-publishing a special series of articles through the week. On May 12, Satyajit Ray's first film,......

Four blocks of Eden named after war veterans

IMAGE: CAB president Sourav Ganguly with Indian Army Personnel at the unveiling ceremony at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Four war heroes found a place of permanence in the......

Dalmiya set to be re-elected CAB president unopposed

BCCI interim chief Jagmohan Dalmiya is set to be elected unopposed in a straightforward affair at the Cricket Association of Bengal's 82nd Annual General Meeting in Kolkata, on Tuesday.Dalmiya, who......

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