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Kaushik Das Gupta
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In Our Opinion: Trump in US is both a challenge and opportunity for India in climate negotiationsSubscriber Only
November 10, 2024 18:15 IST
A climate leadership vacuum looms. India could fill in. At CoP 29, it will need to reach out to small island states, most vulnerable to global warming
Sun, Nov 10, 2024
When I can’t breathe today, I remember how Delhi’s green lung once saved meSubscriber Only
November 08, 2024 17:41 IST
I was the only one in my class of 30 who had the ailment; today, one in three children has it. Perhaps I did not own or care for my city enough to do justice to my privilege, education and lived experiences.
Fri, Nov 08, 2024
Donald Trump is terrible news for climate change, but Kamala Harris isn’t good news eitherSubscriber Only
November 05, 2024 12:02 IST
Unlike Trump, Harris doesn’t dismiss the climate challenge. But lack of climate agenda and uneven track record of the Biden administration, where she was vice-president, should cause concern about US ability and willingness to meet climate mitigation targets.
Wed, Nov 06, 2024
In Our Opinion: The narrative that villainises farmers for Delhi’s bad air is simplistic and needs to changeSubscriber Only
October 27, 2024 18:38 IST
Pollution control requires diverse actors to put heads together -- governments, farmer representatives, doctors, academics. Where is the institutional mechanism for this?
Sun, Oct 27, 2024
Prakash Patra and Rasheed Kidwai provide a thrilling account of the Nagarwala financial scam that shook Indira Gandhi’s governmentSubscriber Only
September 29, 2024 05:30 IST
The book relies on newspaper reports, interviews, testimonies before the police, National Archives documents and depositions before the P Jaganmohan Reddy Commission, that was set up to probe the episode, to lay out the intricacies of the case.
Sun, Sep 29, 2024
How Bengalis’ love for hilsa transcends the India-Bangladesh borderSubscriber Only
September 23, 2024 18:18 IST
With Bangladesh easing export restrictions, debates on whether the Padma fish scores over the Ganga variety will again be part of Durga Puja fare. But Brand ilish needs conversations on responsible dining.
Sat, Sep 28, 2024
In Bengaluru, a cautionary tale against the gig economy and how it does disservice – to workers and customers alikeSubscriber Only
September 20, 2024 12:09 IST
In another world, also fraught with deep inequalities and faultlines, the episode could have played out differently. With technology not playing middle-man and face-to-face interactions having little more role in quelling fights, there was a chance that the driver would have been reprimanded severely, made to apologise to the student and the skirmish would have ended there
Fri, Sep 20, 2024
Definitely, not maybe: The music of Oasis still resonatesSubscriber Only
August 30, 2024 14:01 IST
Oasis shaped, and was shaped by the times when the UK was emerging from the grim Thatcherite years.
Sat, Aug 31, 2024
Why Indian cities are never prepared for the monsoonSubscriber Only
July 31, 2024 14:08 IST
Behind India’s monsoon woes lie poor civic maintenance, ageing infrastructure and the failure of policymakers to make essential connections between urban planning and climate change.
Fri, Aug 02, 2024
TCA Raghavan’s Circles of Freedom, Friendship, Love and Loyalty joins the personal and the political in telling the story of Md Asaf Ali and the friendships that shaped his lifeSubscriber Only
July 20, 2024 12:11 IST
A new book tells the refreshing story of a lesser known freedom fighter and four people closest to him during the movement: Sarojini Naidu, Syud Hossain, Syed Mahmud and Aruna Asaf
Sat, Jul 20, 2024
From the Opinions Editor: Viksit Bharat cannot be built on crumbling infrastructure and failing examination systemSubscriber Only
June 30, 2024 19:39 IST
A developed country is much more than size of its GDP. It’s built around institutions that respect knowledge and accord dignity to people.
Sun, Jun 30, 2024
From the Opinions Editor: Examination irregularities are symptoms of gap between aspirations and opportunitiesSubscriber Only
June 23, 2024 19:54 IST
Lakhs of students spend their best years enrolled in coaching classes that do nothing other than teach rote learning techniques. The demand supply gap hurts the disadvantaged – in terms of caste, class, gender, geography – the most
Mon, Jun 24, 2024
NCERT textbook changes are framed around limiting knowledgeSubscriber Only
June 22, 2024 07:05 IST
A senior school student, very likely a voter soon, deserves knowledge that can help make connections. Acquainting learners with what happened on December 6, 1992, or Gujarat 2002 could be a stepping stone towards understanding how distrust between communities turns into rage
Sat, Jun 22, 2024
From the Opinions Editor | Dependence on coalition partners shouldn’t make Narendra Modi 3.0 reform averseSubscriber Only
June 09, 2024 20:04 IST
Coalition dharma makes it imperative to take everyone on board. That could lay the grounds for more sustainable reform
Mon, Jun 10, 2024
From Shah Rukh Khan and Gautam Gambhir a lesson for all IPL ownersSubscriber Only
May 23, 2024 13:27 IST
In the midst of a debate on the boundaries that IPL owners should maintain in their interactions with players, Khan’s respect for the professional shows how it ought to be done
Fri, May 24, 2024
From the Opinions Editor | Uttarakhand’s burning forests: Worrying cluelessness in times of climate changeSubscriber Only
May 12, 2024 19:06 IST
Whether in forest fires, or pollution crisis, or floods and landslides, authorities make little attempt to connect natural events with people’s lives
Sun, May 12, 2024
From the Opinions Editor: Why political parties need to do some data crunching when they defer to the likes of Brij Bhushan SinghSubscriber Only
May 05, 2024 19:27 IST
A mixture of inertia and patriarchal mindsets prevents parties from seriously engaging with terms like winnability criteria
Sun, May 05, 2024
From the Opinions Editor: In election campaigns, not much talk of climate changeSubscriber Only
April 28, 2024 18:58 IST
This is a serious omission given that it is today virtually impossible to keep global warming out of any policy on jobs, agriculture, energy, health, housing, even national security
Wed, May 01, 2024
Patanjali’s potions and Ramdev’s contortions: How wellness gurus take people for a rideSubscriber Only
April 25, 2024 14:40 IST
They do a disservice to all systems of healing. Influencer culture has spawned an ecosphere teeming with mini Ramdevs, who could be compounding a serious public health crisis
Mon, Apr 29, 2024
From the Opinions Editor: As Lok Sabha polls begin, it’s over to the young voterSubscriber Only
April 21, 2024 19:34 IST
Social media is evidence that youth do care about politics. It’s time to find how they make their presence felt at the poll booth
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
Spring Feast: How food has been the eternal migrant in regional New YearsSubscriber Only
April 14, 2024 07:00 IST
As the country celebrates regional new years, a look at how the kinship of food ties communities and languages, one ingredient at a time
Sat, Apr 13, 2024
From the Opinions Editor | A wish for election manifestoes: Keep needs of young people in mindSubscriber Only
March 31, 2024 18:47 IST
Political parties must be aware that window for reaping demographic dividend is narrowing
Sun, Mar 31, 2024
Ecologist Madhav Gadgil’s memoir proves empathy must form the basis of policy solutionsSubscriber Only
March 16, 2024 13:00 IST
Gadgil grew up inspired by anti-casteism, studied in the US during the McCarthy era, and criticised his scientific peers for political inaction
Sat, Mar 16, 2024
In Our Opinion: Healthy eating hasn’t got the government priority it requiresSubscriber Only
March 10, 2024 19:04 IST
The health and economic costs of the twin problems of obesity and malnutrition are too high to ignore
Sun, Mar 10, 2024
What Uttarakhand UCC does not get about love and loversSubscriber Only
February 09, 2024 15:12 IST
Today, women and men often cannot afford to rely on conventional families for solidarity, understanding or compassion. They cross boundaries set by faith, community or creed, ignoring threats of violence, to find kindred spirits. Government and framers of state’s UCC should ask themselves if they are making life easy for them
Tue, Feb 13, 2024
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