When Politics Becomes Its Own Evidence
Tamil Nadu’s Assembly has recently offered something more revealing than a television shouting match. It has shown us what happens when allegations, evidence, history and political memory all enter the...
Strong India, Cautious Investor
The Indian economy appears stronger than the nervousness visible in the stock market might suggest. Corporate earnings are improving, domestic demand remains reasonably resilient and several sectors are reporting healthy...
From Crowd to Community
The incident lasts barely a minute. A woman is harassed in public. Heads turn, eyes notice, feet hesitate. Someone reaches for a phone; another walks away. “Don’t get involved,” someone...
A Spade Has No Party
There is something reassuring about a spade. It does not ask who is holding it before doing its job. It digs where it is told to dig. A hole made...
India at 80: Proud, Unfinished
There is something wonderfully Indian about reaching 80 and still arguing about whether we are celebrating 79 years or the 80th Independence Day. The answer is simple: India became independent...
The Night Democracy Changed
Nearly half a century separates today's journalism students from the midnight of June 25, 1975. For many of them, the Emergency belongs to textbooks, examination questions and occasional political debates....
Parents Before Property
The Bombay High Court’s recent decision upholding the cancellation of a gift deed executed by elderly parents in favour of their son is more than a legal victory. It is...
The Gentleman Legend
Every sport produces champions. Very few produce figures who become the measure by which all future greatness is judged. Sir Garfield Sobers belonged to that rare company. His passing leaves...
The Case for Patient Investing
The observation that markets reward patience more reliably than impatience has outlasted every boom and correction finance has witnessed. It raises a question that has occupied investors for generations: can...
When Textbooks Make Mistakes
From factual blunders to systemic lapses, the Odisha textbook controversy exposes why accuracy is the first duty of education. AI generated image The recent decision of the Odisha government to...
