The writer was an aide to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
April 14,2013 02:29:14 AM
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 02:44:03 AM
Vivekananda defies all those who seek to define him based on their own narrow understandings and agendas.
Sun, Mar 31, 2013March 17,2013 02:39:04 AM
Two of the worlds largest institutionsthe Roman Catholic Church and Chinas communist stateelected new leaders last week.
Sun, Mar 17, 2013March 03,2013 03:05:52 AM
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 02:08:17 AM
The relationship between politics and business is both fundamentally necessary and frequently flawed.
Sun, Oct 28, 2012October 14,2012 02:45:59 AM
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 02:43:20 AM
It has been made with the intention of provoking Muslims by insulting Prophet Mohammed.
Sun, Sep 30, 2012September 16,2012 01:38:31 AM
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam is one of the most active octogenarians in Indias public life.
Sun, Sep 16, 2012September 09,2012 22:01:42 PM
Village and the Global Village: How the Internet will validate Gandhis vision.
Sun, Sep 09, 2012September 02,2012 02:46:21 AM
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 03:34:13 AM
A rumour is a weapon,not a mere string of words.
Sun, Aug 19, 2012August 05,2012 02:50:17 AM
Indias democracy is a demanding teacher and,as all good teachers are,very fair and unfailingly helpful.
Sun, Aug 05, 2012July 22,2012 00:09:48 AM
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 00:05:22 AM
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 03:23:30 AM
It is now clear that the presidential election next month will see a contest.
Sun, Jun 24, 2012June 15,2012 02:12:43 AM
How the King of Ghazals figured in Vajpayees peace mission with Pakistan
Fri, Jun 15, 2012June 10,2012 03:48:11 AM
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 03:21:41 AM
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 03:12:34 AM
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 02:16:33 AM
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 02:26:11 AM
Should history be allowed to determine the course of human destiny?
Sun, Apr 15, 2012April 01,2012 22:50:05 PM
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 03:32:06 AM
The enormity of this crisis has completely escaped the attention of our policy-makers and policy-influencers.
Sun, Mar 18, 2012March 04,2012 02:36:00 AM
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 03:26:00 AM
The Dynasty is angry. The Dynasty is frustrated.
Sun, Feb 19, 2012