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'What's Wrong Happening Bhai?': Anupam Kher's Saffron Blinkers
On 3 November, Anupam Kher appeared on a popular (and noisy) prime time show on the "Tolerance Tussle" vis-Ã -vis what is being termed as the "Award Wapsi" movement. On the show, Kher duelled with...
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Podcast: Etiquette, Punctuality & Decorum - None of This is Really Our Thing
The Late Republic We Indians always seem to be in a rush to get somewhere. Why are we always late? "In India, you're already late when you wake up in the morning," says Kunaal, as the duo explains how...
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From Takshashila To Bengaluru: Transforming Education In India
Takshashila, renowned as one of the earliest universities in the world, has contributed to India's unique position as a leader in advanced learning. It put India on the world education map about 2700...
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Speaking Without Sedition: A Solution
Kovan in a street performance The "Intolerance Quotient" has been steadily rising across our nation, with Jayalalithaa jumping on the bandwagon last week. On 30 October, the government of Tamil Nadu...
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What Helen Taught Me About Being A Woman
"Dance like no one is watching," says an oft-repeated aphorism, and no one epitomises it better than Helen, who ruled the silver screen dance floors of Bollywood in the 60s and 70s. On a personal note,...
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How Pakistan's Army Stands To Gain From Lack Of Indo-Pak Dialogue
Repeated ceasefire violations across the Line of Control (LoC) separating India and Pakistan have been causing grave concerns since the past year. In addition, the downturn of events in the past few...
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The Pursuit of Cash Transfer Nirvana Ignores Inconvenient Evidence
"Fantasy is like jam. . . . You have to spread it on a solid piece of bread. If not, it remains a shapeless thing . . . out of which you can't make anything." - Italo Calvino Learned economists and...
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The Nuanced View: 10 Things To Discern From Bihar Exit Polls
The Cvoter exit poll* predicts a photo finish in the electoral race for Bihar, with the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) enjoying a slight edge with a projected vote-share of 42%; close on its heels is the...
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Why Bihar Verdict Matters For The Future Of India
The Bihar elections are over, giving rise to the hope that it will end a highly vicious season and the party in power at the centre gets back to work -- in silence. Elections are a strange phenomenon....
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Greed, Deceit And Organisational Culture: Three Cautionary Tales
When I first read the resignation letter of Goldman Sachs executive Greg Smith three years ago, I knew something wasn't right in the way financial institutions operate. A myriad thoughts ran through my...
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Reskill Or Be Replaced: What Automation Means For Your Job
With the advent of new technologies over the last couple of years and slow growth, IT giants who once hired in droves from campuses have become selective pickers, while attrition rates continue to...
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What The Biryani Says About 'The Idea Of India'
"Say 'idea of India' one more time..." I challenged my friend angrily, pointing a fork towards him. My weapon still had crumbles of chicken stuck in its narrow tines. A moment ago it was deftly, with...
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The Spiritual Secret To Change, Innovation And Excellence
Change, innovation and excellence have become increasingly paramount, not just for the growth of individuals and organisations but for survival itself. Yet, few people or organisations show the guts...
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I'm Glad That Arundhati Roy Returned Her Award - She Never Deserved It
In her scathing criticism of the BJP-led government, "Why I Am Returning My Award", Arundhati Roy protests against the "lynching, "shooting, burning and mass murder of fellow human beings" that have...
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As Repopulation Programme Yields Results, India's Parsis Have A Reason To Cheer
This article is from Open Magazine. By Lhendup G Bhutia Around 35 Parsi middle-aged men and women, most of them couples and several of them accompanied by their children, have gathered in a community...
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A Rajasthan Village Trains Poor African Women To Harness Solar Energy
This article is from Open Magazine. By Sneha Bhura It is 4 PM at the Barefoot College in Tilonia, a village in the Ajmer district of Rajasthan. A pristine white courtyard leads to a room where the...
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Bihar Polls: PM Modi's 'Caste vs Development' Battle Cry Is Misleading
Even as the battle for Bihar enters it's final phase, the media and political commentators have continued to portray the contest as one of caste versus development. On the one hand, the Modi-led...
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What I Can't 'Put Up' With In Delhi
At a party in South Delhi, I had a rather grating conversation the other day. It went like this: Woman (dressed in finery and tottering on stilettos): "Where are you putting up?" Me: "Sorry?" (The...
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No Palaces, No Plans And In The Middle Of Nowhere: A Honeymoon In Rajasthan
"What if these two men take us into the desert, and then kill us?" asked my husband. I would take a chance and say that this isn't the kind of thing one usually says on any kind of holiday, but this...
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Dating In The Gay World: The B-Schooler
It's a balmy day. The kind of day when your shirt sticks to you back, but not in the way it does in perfume advertisements. I can think of a hundred reasons why I shouldn't be stepping outside, but I...
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