Blocking the Block
A critic had once said that writers worked in a harlotry medium. Writers faced double discontent – there were either too many words or none at all. When this deepens,...
chains, choices, chances, change … considering Women’s Day
A newborn does not care about the mother’s credentials, caste, class, culture, creed or colour — only that the mother’s arms are strong, her hands supportive and gentle, that there is...
A Leap of Faith & the Wages of Fear
Sunil, a Military Free Fall Instructor of the Indian Air Force, talks of the trials and tribulations of daring acts. He faces fears before winning over those. An exclusive...
Amit Shah Using Sampark to Redefine Political Contours
Modi rode to power riding on the support of the urban middle class. But unfortunately, this middle class has turned his bitter critic, notwithstanding every attempt to refurbish his...
Humbled Modi-Shah Duo on Survival Strategy
The emergence of the new Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka after BJP’s failed manoeuvre to form a government without the numbers, depending on the Governor’s patronage, has given an impetus...
India is the Second Most Unequal Country, Globally
New World Wealth, a Johannesburg-based company, published a report where it claimed that India is the second-most unequal country in the world, with millionaires controlling 54 percent of the...
Only Big Farmers Benefit from Write-Offs
Last year, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Punjab undertook large-scale farm debt waivers, costing half a percent of the entire GDP of India, and Andhra Pradesh recently announced a loan...
Consolidation of Anti-BJP Forces is the Need of the Hour
All the top leaders of Left parties who greeted the Congress of Communist Party of India held at Kollam, Kerala, too confirmed the urgent need to unite all secular,...
Farm Crisis: Solution Lies in Raising Farm Income, Technology-Driven Smart Agriculture
Where we have gone wrong and why is it agrarian crisis keeps recurring in India. The answer is simple: Despite big strides in farming, India is yet to develop...