The writer was an aide to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
April 14, 2013 02:29 IST
When someone very close to you departs from this world,it leaves a void,which,in spite of its emptiness,is filled with a mystical kind of fullness.
Sun, Apr 14, 2013March 31, 2013 02:44 IST
Vivekananda defies all those who seek to define him based on their own narrow understandings and agendas.
Sun, Mar 31, 2013March 17, 2013 02:39 IST
Two of the worlds largest institutionsthe Roman Catholic Church and Chinas communist stateelected new leaders last week.
Sun, Mar 17, 2013March 03, 2013 03:05 IST
P Chidambaram is a highly intelligent politician. He holds the distinction of presenting the second highest number of Union budgets
Sun, Mar 03, 2013October 28, 2012 02:08 IST
The relationship between politics and business is both fundamentally necessary and frequently flawed.
Sun, Oct 28, 2012October 14, 2012 02:45 IST
Barring exceptions,why have the governments in India failed to deliver the desired results in ending hunger and malnutrition?
Sun, Oct 14, 2012September 30, 2012 02:43 IST
It has been made with the intention of provoking Muslims by insulting Prophet Mohammed.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012September 16, 2012 01:38 IST
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam is one of the most active octogenarians in Indias public life.
Sun, Sep 16, 2012September 09, 2012 22:01 IST
Village and the Global Village: How the Internet will validate Gandhis vision.
Sun, Sep 09, 2012September 02, 2012 02:46 IST
Jo mera hai woh tera hai,jo tera hai woh mera.This chirpy,cheery Airtel ad has become a runaway hit on television,and not only with the Wassup generation like my daughters
Sun, Sep 02, 2012August 19, 2012 03:34 IST
A rumour is a weapon,not a mere string of words.
Sun, Aug 19, 2012August 05, 2012 02:50 IST
Indias democracy is a demanding teacher and,as all good teachers are,very fair and unfailingly helpful.
Sun, Aug 05, 2012July 22, 2012 00:09 IST
Something akin to an environmental and spiritual genocide is taking place along the course of the Ganga,Indias most sacred river.
Sun, Jul 22, 2012July 08, 2012 00:05 IST
My second visit to Afghanistan in 1989 gave me an opportunity to travel to the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif,famous for the Blue Mosque or the Shrine of Imam Ali.
Sun, Jul 08, 2012June 24, 2012 03:23 IST
It is now clear that the presidential election next month will see a contest.
Sun, Jun 24, 2012June 15, 2012 02:12 IST
How the King of Ghazals figured in Vajpayees peace mission with Pakistan
Fri, Jun 15, 2012June 10, 2012 03:48 IST
The India Islamic Cultural Centre in New Delhi is nestled in the neighbourhood of more high-brow institutions of intellectual activity
Sun, Jun 10, 2012May 27, 2012 03:21 IST
One of the email responses to the column came from an 80-year-old reader,Amritlal Bhatia,who has taught ethics and worked in rural development for many years.
Sun, May 27, 2012May 13, 2012 03:12 IST
While participating in a TV debate last fortnight on the forthcoming Rashtrapati election,I was shocked to hear one of the participants
Sun, May 13, 2012April 29, 2012 02:16 IST
What is it about somenot,I must add,allof our public servants who,once they occupy a high public office,think that they are lords of the public?
Sun, Apr 29, 2012April 15, 2012 02:26 IST
Should history be allowed to determine the course of human destiny?
Sun, Apr 15, 2012April 01, 2012 22:50 IST
The events of last week,when the stand-off between the army chief and the government plumbed new depths of impropriety,are deeply depressing
Sun, Apr 01, 2012March 18, 2012 03:32 IST
The enormity of this crisis has completely escaped the attention of our policy-makers and policy-influencers.
Sun, Mar 18, 2012March 04, 2012 02:36 IST
After spending nearly two months in Uttar Pradesh for election-related work for my party,I took a flight back from Lucknow to New Delhi.
Sun, Mar 04, 2012February 19, 2012 03:26 IST
The Dynasty is angry. The Dynasty is frustrated.
Sun, Feb 19, 2012