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Kaushik Das Gupta
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Republic Day, a moment to pause and reflectSubscriber Only
January 28, 2024 18:05 IST
Viksit Bharat’s litmus test will be in how it addresses the challenges of history and allows the Constitution to animate the Republic
Sun, Jan 28, 2024
From the Opinions Editor | Bilkis Bano case: SC shows hallmark of enlightened judiciary is in correcting itselfSubscriber Only
January 14, 2024 17:41 IST
In Bilkis Bano Case, SC displays hallmark of enlightened judiciary.
Sun, Jan 14, 2024
Reducing Parliament to an echo chamberSubscriber Only
December 24, 2023 18:04 IST
Suspension of nearly 150 MPs is a new low. It has meant important bills were passed without legislative scrutiny
Sun, Dec 24, 2023
From the Opinions Editor | SC verdict on Article 370 abrogation: A few answers, many questionsSubscriber Only
December 17, 2023 16:14 IST
The verdict has reignited an old debate on India’s polity-- is the country a Union of states or does the Constitution envisage it as federal? The Supreme Court has let itself down with its lack of clarity
Tue, Dec 19, 2023
From the Opinions Editor: Assembly election results and the big question for 2024Subscriber Only
December 10, 2023 20:07 IST
Can the Opposition regroup and articulate a criticism of the government that sticks?
Sun, Dec 10, 2023
From the Opinions Editor | COP 28: A promising start but old challenges remainSubscriber Only
December 03, 2023 18:48 IST
Delegates have struck the right chord on renewables and loss damage fund. But will those with the historic responsibility for climate change do the heavy lifting?
Sun, Dec 03, 2023
From the Opinions Editor | On Diwali: A Hope and a WishSubscriber Only
November 12, 2023 17:30 IST
Driven by the judiciary – and prodded by the public -- the political class has to summon the resolve to take on pollution on multiple fronts
Sun, Nov 12, 2023
From the Opinions Editor: Our persistent pollution problems frame governance failuresSubscriber Only
November 05, 2023 17:11 IST
People's health and well being have never been at the centre of urban planning
Sun, Nov 05, 2023
From the Opinion Editor: A Gandhi for polarised timesSubscriber Only
October 01, 2023 18:24 IST
Gandhi was in constant dialogue with friends, allies, adversaries
Sun, Oct 01, 2023
GN Devy, Tony Joseph and Ravi Korisettar’s The Indians offers a nuanced exploration of the complexities of the pastSubscriber Only
September 09, 2023 12:00 IST
At a time when history is contested territory, the book reiterates the pluralities that have shaped it
Sat, Sep 09, 2023
Travelling with the tomato: How the ‘poison apple’ became a staple in Indian kitchensSubscriber Only
July 14, 2023 17:55 IST
As the price of the tomato remains on a steep upward curve, a look at the history of the wilayati baingan in the subcontinent and how it grew to be an integral part of Indian kitchens
Sat, Oct 12, 2024
What Manoj Mishra got right about Yamuna restorationSubscriber Only
June 09, 2023 07:21 IST
Manoj Misra wanted Delhi to look at alternate sources for its drinking water — rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharging among them. ‘Delhi needs to take tough calls if it wants the Yamuna flowing’, he would say
Fri, Jun 09, 2023
Supreme Court censure on renaming games: Because the past lives in the presentSubscriber Only
March 01, 2023 17:23 IST
Such projects obsess over “invaders” and “outsiders”. In doing so, they harken ironically to the colonial version of India's past that periodised the country's history into Hindu rule, Muslim rule and British rule
Thu, Mar 02, 2023
The video of Gir lions in a village highlights the problem with our approach to wildlife conservationSubscriber Only
February 17, 2023 14:33 IST
Overcrowding, disease and the Gujarat government’s obsession with its Gir lions endanger the well-being of both the animals and the people
Fri, Feb 17, 2023
RSS’s Dattatreya Hosabale on beef: The blind spots of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ of RSS-BJPSubscriber Only
February 03, 2023 17:04 IST
It is blinkered to the complex ways in which food practices are generated and stops short of meaningfully engaging with the culture of the people they wish to draw into their fold
Fri, Feb 03, 2023
Explained Books | Conservation of species: Ecologists reflectSubscriber Only
December 17, 2022 08:00 IST
At The Feet Of Living Things: Twenty Five Years of Wildlife Research and Conservation in India covers a key period in modern India’s tryst with ecological sensitisation.
Sat, Dec 17, 2022
Japanese manufacturer files trademark case on ‘Ajinomoto’: How did the seasoning become popular?Subscriber Only
December 09, 2022 20:01 IST
The seasoning, primarily used in Asian cooking, continues to have detractors. However, food safety agencies, such as the US FDA, have pronounced MSG safe. How did it travel the world? We explain its history.
Fri, Dec 09, 2022
A second Trump presidency could be bad news, not just for climate changeSubscriber Only
November 16, 2022 18:56 IST
As Trump announces his candidature for US presidential elections in 2024, there are several reasons why America and the world must be wary
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Delhi’s air quality crisis: Why we are all culpableSubscriber Only
November 02, 2022 17:33 IST
Unlike in other parts of the world, there is no citizens' movement for controlling pollution. And regulation is most often seen as imposing bans, not hand-holding and persuading industry – most of them small factories – into adopting environment-friendly measures
Fri, Nov 04, 2022
Review: John Zubrzycki’s The Shortest History of India acts as an antidote to blinkered images of India’s past on social mediaSubscriber Only
October 08, 2022 10:10 IST
The book that compresses 5,000 years of the country’s history in less than 300 pages makes nuanced observations on aspects such as how religion shaped Indian history
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
At Central Vista, a flawed decolonisation project by BJP-RSSSubscriber Only
September 16, 2022 14:15 IST
Kaushik Das Gupta writes: Despite the Modi government’s claims to root out colonial laws BJP-run governments, including at the Centre, have weaponised the sedition law — once used against nationalists including Gandhi, Tilak and Nehru — to showcase its might against dissenters
Sat, Sep 17, 2022
After the attack on Salman Rushdie, remembering Sahir LudhianviSubscriber Only
August 13, 2022 14:01 IST
The poet wrote: “Tu badle hue waqt ki pehchan banega, Insaan ki aulad hai insaan banega”. As Salman Rushdie fights for his life, we are nowhere close
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Aanchal Malhotra’s new book is a salve on Partition’s woundsSubscriber Only
July 30, 2022 14:05 IST
The Language of Remembering threads together personal histories of Partition to build a narrative of hope and reconciliation
Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Explained: The history and culture of eating ‘muri’, symbol of Mamata Banerjee’s protest against the Centre’s GST regimeSubscriber Only
July 21, 2022 16:34 IST
It's hard to miss the 'muri' — 'murmura' in northern and western India — vendors in the streets of Kolkata, other cities and towns in the state, in markets, and in the local trains that connect the suburbs with West Bengal's capital.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022
What makes Phantom Plague a fine revelation of a known adversary, the tuberculosis bacteriaSubscriber Only
July 02, 2022 13:32 IST
In the book, Vidya Krishnan joins the dots between the inaccessibility of drugs, human folly and prejudices that come in the way of clinical care
Sat, Jul 02, 2022
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