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Dust Under Her Feet by Sharbari Zohra Ahmed Westland, Rs 599

A magical portrait of colonial Calcutta and an unlikely lovestory

Yasmine stood at the front, looking over the reservations.

20 Oct 2019 3:36 AM IST

On the photographs on display, there are feelings of pain felt even today although the war was a long time ago.

Pieces of the Polish past

An exhibition showcasing the struggles of the Polish during the Second World War was held recently in the capital.

4 Nov 2019 11:56 PM IST

President Donald Trump

Hype and scepticism prevails over China's new Mother of all Bombs'

All global conflicts since the Second World War have necessitated the exclusive deployment of conventional weapons.

14 Jan 2019 12:11 AM IST

BJP supporters carry Prime Minister Narendra Modis cut-outs during an election rally in Kolkata on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Modi 2.0 offers a giant political supermarket!

Export orientation is a quality and time conscious eco-system which hinges on becoming part of global supply chains.

19 Jun 2019 1:25 AM IST

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. (Photo: AFP)

Why any sign of creeping fascism must be resisted

This theory was used to capture the state and scrap the Weimar Constitution.

18 Jun 2019 3:37 AM IST

Humanity again turned towards liberal principles after the Second World War to recover from the ravages caused by conservatisms ascent.

The global deficit of ideas in the face of new challenges

Today, political, economic and social pillars are badly cracked as social, political and economic problems pile up.

26 Feb 2020 6:30 AM IST

Farrukh Dhondy | Why democracy often turns ugly: Prejudice & hate as...

The byelection for a Member of Parliament in the Yorkshire constituency of Batley was a paradigm of this ugliness

3 July 2021 12:20 AM IST

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Great power rifts shatter India's dream sequences

India subscribes to the Western model in form -- an outcome of a dream sequence which began at Independence and has...

27 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Servicemen of a territorial defence unit train during an exercise in Kryvyj Rih on September 28, 2022, amid the Russia invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Moscow & West must remember history, and scale...

Several questions arise in the context of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. Is Russia too big to sustain itself on its own...

29 Sept 2022 12:05 AM IST

Ranjona Banerji | Alpha, Boomer, Z, Gen X! Which is the coolest one?

This Internet cut off makes almost no sense. I know people born in 1930s the Silents who are addicted to their...

19 Feb 2023 12:11 AM IST

Manish Tewari | Why South Asia in dire need of statesmanship

South Asia requires statespersons who can look beyond the horizon to the future that beckons rather than remain stuck in...

4 Jun 2023 12:22 AM IST

Fighting Retreat: Winston Churchill and India By Walter Reid. (Image: DC)

Book Review | Churchill's policy towards India was dishonest and...

I hate Indians. They are a beastly people with a beastly religion

7 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST