Elitism, populism, meritocracy...

Ajit Balakrishnan decodes the angst-ridden discourse of the day.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Not a day passes without encountering some serious thinker venting his/her angst on this......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

Election 2024: The Big Fights In Kerala

Kerala's election discourse operates surreptitiously.Its explicit face focuses on important national and local issues. At the same time, it seeks to secure apt communal equations to ensure votes,......

Manipur: BJP's Formidable Internal Security Challenge

There are three things you never do in a small North East state: Undermine local leaders, divide and rule, push homogenisation, asserts Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah meets......