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Surreal obits

“If time has a chariot It moves blindly into the dark Its charioteers face backwards Familiar with the road...

23 Jan 2016 6:08 AM IST

The tragedy of Vemula’s suicide

The tragedy of Vemula’s suicide

How we live our lives is usually a matter of choice. How we die is seldom of our choosing. Few people choose the time,...

23 Jan 2016 6:06 AM IST

India needs real structural reforms

India needs real structural reforms

RBI governor Raghuram Rajan did well to reiterate at Davos what he has constantly been saying, that it is the irrational...

23 Jan 2016 6:05 AM IST

BJP: Second time lucky

BJP: Second time lucky

The most noteworthy political development in the context of electoral politics and the way parties prepare for polls is...

23 Jan 2016 6:04 AM IST

Sex can be work

Sex can be work

While writing a recent book on criminalised love and sex, I kept a short printout right by my laptop.

21 Jan 2016 11:29 PM IST

Go beyond the world of images

Go beyond the world of images

We live in the world of images. We have a certain image of everybody who may come in contact with us. The image as the...

21 Jan 2016 10:58 PM IST

French are coming to jet, set, go

French are coming to jet, set, go

India and France have always had a special relationship. I still remember freezing winter of 1982, when I travelled by...

21 Jan 2016 10:55 PM IST

A blot on tennis

A blot on tennis

The match-fixing malaise has gripped tennis. Instead of denying and rejecting it, sports administrators would do well to...

21 Jan 2016 10:53 PM IST

The right to joke

The right to joke

Your editorial Where has humour gone (January 19) was wonderful. Possessing a sense of humour and the magnanimity to...

21 Jan 2016 10:52 PM IST

Take india’s help

Take india’s help

The time has come for Pakistan to realise that terrorism doesn’t spare anyone.

21 Jan 2016 10:52 PM IST

Campus turbulence

Campus turbulence

Human resources development minister Smriti Irani made a determined attempt last Wednesday to douse the fire caused by...

21 Jan 2016 10:51 PM IST

A smart power tariff policy

A smart power tariff policy

The new National Tariff Policy for Electricity approved by the Cabinet looks like a win-win situation for the consumer,...

21 Jan 2016 10:50 PM IST