Whither the warmth?

Last year, during a conversation about her film The Namesake at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Mira Nair told me that she found Christmas cold and very alienating. "We had so......

What BJP's Gujarat Win Proves

What these elections prove beyond any doubt (if ever there was one) that Modi's hold over the public mind and Shah's mastery of election management are unparalleled.It doesn't seem likely that they......

Why has history forgotten this giant?

50 years ago, on January 10, Lal Bahadur Shastri died suddenly in Tashkent. We salute The Gentle Giant on his 50th death anniversary. IMAGE: Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri visits the Lahore......

Whither Digital India? Budget 2016 offers little for startups

There has been nothing consolidated in the Budget for this section that may transform entrepreneurship in any meaningful way Startups, in some ways flavour of the season, have got some relief in......

Whither the public distribution system?

Interspersed with its celebrated administrative failures (urban administration and public health are some examples) are India's successes. Organising the Kumbh Mela is one; the conduct of our......

Raghuram Rajan differs with FM, says NPAs will see unprecedented rise

Rajan said that while there were talks about Jan Dhan, it was difficult to target transfers to people through this tool. Jan Dhan, he said, does not really work as advertised. Former Reserve Bank......

Privatisation, India style

Over the years India’s governments have turned several public goods into private ones, says T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan. A friend of mine is appalled that the Modi government has asked private......

Ramchand sparked a revival of Indian cricket

Come to think of it, G S Ramchand, who is now no more, sparked a revival of Indian cricket.When I arrived in Mumbai from Australia in 1959, the question being asked in sports circles was: whither......