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Lata Mangeshkar
The Immortal Power of being Lata Mangeshkar

It was in Pakistan at the peak of  the Kargil war that I realized the…

arvindaam
The AAP factor

If there was an award for the most successful political start up of  the last…

The 80:20 election and what it means for India

Yogi Adityanath has never hidden his saffron robes in politics. Which is why it wasn’t…

Hindutva versus Hinduism: Rahul-Khurshid Line Divides and Distracts

In this age of social media outrage, prime time noise and WhatsApp forwards, every word…

Crime-police-politics: Mumbai’s chickens have come home to roost

‘Tamasha’ is a great Maharashtra folk dance tradition that literally means ‘fun’ and ‘entertainment’. In…

The Rahul versus Mamata versus Arvind battle

It is argued, often justifiably, that a large section of the news media, especially prime…

Marg – Darshak Mandal Politics: Getting Netas to Retire is not easy

“Retire when people ask why and not when they ask why not..” That memorable quote…

Indian sport: The triumph, the challenge

Strongmen populist leaders have a penchant for aligning sporting achievement to their personality cult. Fidel…

Dream for India@75

As India enters its 75th year of  independence, it’s a fitting time to unveil a…

No one hacked a phone: Why Modi government is in denial

Long before Narendra Modi held sway, there were the omnipotent Nehru-Gandhis. In his book, ‘Open…