The future of India will be shaped and decided by the choices the RSS makes now, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Debate about the relative merits of auctions versus administrative allocation that Cornwallis started in 1784 is still going on.
Modi lauded the civilisational heritage of Varanasi, and said many sultanates rose and collapsed but Benaras remained.
Here's your opportunity to sample ilish dishes from the royal homes of Bengal, says Avishek Rakshit.
'No country can ever be free to make its choices and remain independent if it continues to wear borrowed plumes,' warn Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
'I would recommend every young Indian reads Shashi Tharoor's book to get a perspective of our colonial past in the present day mesmerising euphoria of the global village in spite of Donald Trump, says Shivanand Kanavi.
Novelists are speaking for millions across India who are alarmed at where this country is headed.
U R Ananthamurthy on the importance of keeping alive our regional languages.
Right in the midst of bustling Kolkata lies what might be the most prominent population of Britons in India.