How Trump's Ego Threatens US Educational Universe

Donald Trump is catering to the basest fears and prejudice of unenlightened Americans -- yes, there are those too, in sizeable enough numbers to elect one of their own as president.That would most......

'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.' IMAGE: Farmers are stopped as they march to the frontline of a protest, at a site......

Farmers protest: If the government caves in...

The farmers will go home but the country will not get the agricultural reform it badly needs -- if nothing else, then to prevent a bigger water crisis than already exists, argues T N Ninan. IMAGE:......

Is Sharad Pawar Buying Insurance?

Sharad Pawar reckons that the NCP has value as a united, going concern, not as a gaggle of leaders in search of followers, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Sharad Pawar, who stepped down as......

Kurien sacks director of IRMA

The chairman of the Institute of Rural Management-Anand, Verghese Kurien, in a sudden move, on Thursday sacked the director of the institute, K Prathap Reddy, and sealed his office.Kurien himself......

Centre criticises Kurien's move

Even though Verghese Kurien is trying to mobilise support in New Delhi to continue as chairman of the Institute of Rural Management-Anand (IRMA), he does not seem to be making much ground.This is......

Kurien gets a legal jolt

In a turn of event that gave Verghese Kurien breathing room, the Gujarat high court today stayed its own order issued earlier in the day to reinstate K Prathap Reddy as director of the Institute of......

India's Milkman Kurien will always ring a bell

The man who helped millions of poor Indians reinvent their lives and livelihood and led the country itself from deprivation to the abundance of milk has passed away. Verghese Kurien, 90, died......

Why Manthan Is A Must Watch

Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival.It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined......

'Manthan Never Looked As Good As It Does Now'

'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......

The Shyam Benegal I Knew

His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great......