A LOT—A MIND-BOGGLING array of words—has been written on facebook, twitter and all manners of social media about a voter’s duty. I think the time is right for an Indian politician to ask himself or herself who are the voters and what do they want? Yes, sirs and madams, who are your voters? He...
There is no business like good business. Former Managing Director and Board Member of Britannia, Vinita Bali, talks a little of business, being busy, and the life beyond with DW. T he one enriching aspect about the life of a journalist is the sheer variety of people one gets to greet and meet. It m...
Modi, Kejriwal File Nominations POLLS\\ BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi filed his nomination from Varanasi on April 23, 2014, and added that the city should become the spiritual capital of world. The Varanasi battle between BJP and AAP is turning out to be one of the most-keenly w...
Asks World to Take #GlobalSelfie CELEBRATION\\ In celebration of Earth Day on April 22, 2014, NASA announced an interesting initiative called #GlobalSelfie Day where they created a mosaic image of the iconic Blue Marble photo of the planet by combining photos taken by participants. In 2014, the the...
Next Phase to be a Clincher POLLS\\ The Indian Geneal Elections 2014 began with brickbats as the Congress alleged that the BJP had violated law by bringing out its manifesto on the day when polling for Lok Sabha was already underway. The Congress asked the Election Commission to take action against...
Third Sex Status VERDICT\\ Supreme Court on April 15, 2014, recognised the country’s long marginalised transgender community as the third gender. In a landmark judgment— lauded by human rights groups—the apex court called on the government to ensure their equal treatment. A bench of Justice K...
Six Years of Life in a Practice”
LAKSHMI AND I were classmates since 1966. In 1971-72, when I got to know her individually I realised I loved her, but I didn’t have the courage to even inform her. She too had the same feelings for me and for some years we silently adored each other for our individual merits and natures till at la...
Here’s how... It happens all too often. The head of marketing presents the results of a high-visibility social media strategy to the executive team, and the signs look good. The company’s official presence on prominent social networks has lots of friends and followers, the content going out sev...
Deafening Silence on the Environment In India’s Elections AS THE GREAT Indian election tamasha winds down, many are feeling good about how the country has pulled off what S.Y. Quraishi, the former chief election commissioner, describes as “ not only the biggest election of the world, (but) prob...
The dynamic CEO of Olacabs talks about his unique business model and the magic mantra that has his fleet expanding exponentially covering a city a day... It’s in the Forbes India list of five startups to watch out for in 2014. It is the toast of the venture capital (VC) circuit—in November 2013...
The fact that Narendra Modi is an astute politician is in no doubt. The Gujarat Chief Minister has not only built a public persona, but such an engrossing one that there is an ongoing online and offline war of ideas and ideals; sometimes between best friends. But how real is Brand Modi? To decipher ...
Politics in India POLITICS IN INDIA is a never-ending cycle of elections. The year 2014 will be no different, and indeed could see more polls than planned for. After all, if the May 16, 2014, Lok Sabha verdict is along predicted lines, India could be headed for an extremely busy state election cale...
Threat of global warming and carbon footprints may all be just environmental hogwash for most of us. SankalpTaru thinks otherwise and is laying the ground for a greener planet in most difficult terrains yoking technology and people together. A visit to Talupula, a village in perennially drought-hit...
A Screaming Comes Across the Sky NOT SO LONG AGO, my friends and I decided to spend a semester reading the thickest books we could find in the university library. I started with Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon. At 750 pages, sporting a bright a spiral sun on the cover, it was everything—com...
Inside the Narendra Modi Model of Governance
A template of fine writing & good timing I HAVE A GRIPE with Uday Mahurkar, nay Indians in general, especially educated, intelligent ones at that. Why do we still glorify our elected representatives of states as “rulers” on the one hand and decry dynasty politics on the other? That said an...
Marryam H. Reshii takes the gastronomy route It was our final evening in Tunisia. All 12 of us had met for the third time; we were fated to meet a few times more—food writers from all over the world, who would collect in a different country once a year at olive harvest time. All of us—from the ...
Clay pots have the pride of place in his home and his heart His fingers lovingly play on the smooth curves. From time to time he lowers his ear to her mouth as if to hear some softly murmured whispers. All the while a gentle smile plays on his lips. The humble pot responds with magical sounds and r...