C.S. Krishnamurthy

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...
Politics 
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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...
Business 
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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...
Social Issue 
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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...
Politics 
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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...
General 
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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....
General 
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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...
Law 
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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...
Tribute 
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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...
Business 
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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...
Education 
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When Safety Fails

The devastating fire at a lodging facility in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar, which claimed 21 lives, had barely faded from public memory when another catastrophe unfolded in Lucknow. Fifteen students and...
General 
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The power of investing

AI generated image Bengaluru: Imagine a young professional walking into a coffee shop every morning. He orders a cappuccino for Rs.120. It is a harmless indulgence, repeated almost without thought....
Business 
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