POWER POINT

Sachidananda Murthy writes about how politics influenced some top film awards

On April 6, people of Tamil Nadu, including many film stars, voted to choose between

FORTHWRITE

World needs resolution of ambiguities surrounding digital passports, says Meenakshi Lekhi

As Covid-19 vaccines are being rolled out at breakneck speed, the world awaits the

SOUND BITE

ZEB2 is the mastermind determining the size of the brain: Anita Pratap

A two-day delay, a giant leap for humankind. Cambridge researchers have discovered

DE TOUR

Julio Ribeiro's booming voice can wake up the dead: Shobhaa De

I became an ardent fangirl of Mumbai’s legendary top cop Julio Francis Ribeiro from

SCHIZO-NATION

BJP cannot be allowed to dumb down and weaponise Hinduism, says Anuja Chauhan

It seems like every day there is a new colloquialism for us oldies to learn. Like

LAST WORD

Navtej Sarna on two men and their legendary bookstores

It was the fall of 1983. On my first visit to Paris, short on money but high on

PMO BEAT

Amendments to NCT Act a farce: R. Prasannan

History repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce, said Karl Marx. Having

MANI-FESTO

Modi-Shah duo is stoking fire in Mizoram, says Mani Shankar Aiyar

Having singed their fingers with the National Register of Citizens and the

IVORY TOWER

Bangladesh is looking east and succeeding, says Sanjaya Baru

Bangladesh entered the fiftieth year of its liberation and creation registering the

Bitter Chocolate

Swara Bhasker on her former maid contesting elections

Sushila didi came into my life one morning, as I moved into a flat in a Mumbai

LAST WORD

Barkha Dutt on injured cadet's long wait for justice from the Army

Today I want to tell you the story of a young man called Shubham Gupta and his

BABY STEPS

Colic clues

When my child was a newborn, she would tuck in her legs and rest her knees on her

Policies should help more women join the labour force: Jyotiraditya Scindia

A landmark judgment made early this year by the Supreme Court rekindled the dialogue

LAST WORD

Kerala should end over-dependence on remittances: Shashi Tharoor

As I write these words, my state is riven in a bitter election campaign, with harsh

Bibek Debroy: The name that had me stumped

What’s in a name?” This is a clichéd quote from Romeo and Juliet. There is quite a

LAST WORD

Big Ben and plucky Perera

The World Cup this year was like fantasy cricket. Many nerve-jangling matches

EVERYONE IS A CAMERA

Here is to healthy conversation

A couple of weeks back, I was in Thiruvananthapuram to attend a few meetings.

LAST WORD

A wonk no more

The Pew Research Center did an analysis in January 2017 of president-elect Donald

CANDID TALK

Make the impeachment process apolitical

Recently, 64 members of Parliament and seven recently retired MPs from seven

TRACK CHANGE

An open letter to the sports minister

Dear Shri Rathore, Congratulations for a successful showing at the Commonwealth

SEN-SIBILITY

The Spirit of Jaipur Art Summit

Jaipur Summit proves that some of the best art works can be viewed outside metropolis

MINDSCAPE

Blanking out in the digital age

Data files are read by software and the speed at which things are changing

MYSTIC EYE

Disability should not take away inner joy, writes Sadhguru

Today, we do not refer to people as 'handicapped'. We are beginning to call them special children or...

GENERAL'S JOTTINGS

A national security strategy is overdue

All recognised great powers like the United States, Russia and China have well articulated national...

ARUGULA GUY

Creating a new normal

All good things must come to an end, they say, and this one is the last piece that I would be doing for...

ART TO HEART

Thanks, thanks and ever thanks

I know that I want to see an India where every child grows up exposed to our performing arts and has...

STRANGE ENCOUNTERS

Whose India is it?

That’s it,” said one of the academics at the table as the seminar at Wellesley College ended. “Time to...

RACKET SCIENCE

Parting shot

Time always seems to be of great paucity for me. I do not remember how and when my childhood went by. I...

LAST WORD

The power of the written word

It has been close to eight years since I began writing in THE WEEK. Month after month, writing the...

GRAND SLAM

A life dedicated to tennis

The game of tennis is the fulcrum around which my life has revolved ever since I was a little girl. I...

BLINK

An eye on screen time

Eye strain caused by digital screens, called computer vision syndrome by doctors, has dramatically...

HAWK EYE

Expect more shocks in Punjab

Any serious observer of terror attacks on Indian soil over the past 25 years can see the Pakistani deep...

WORLD WATCH

Bear unchained

With Russia opting to take the plunge in Syria, the US and its allies could be forced to change their...

LAST WORD

March of the greens

Having worked as a publisher of Inside Outside magazine for many years in the 80s, I am well aware that...

ART TO HEART

Dependence, our greatest strength

It is so hard to believe how nine years have just flown by. As they rightly say, all good things must...

CHEF'S CHOICE

Serve, with a smile

Hotels and airlines have been major partners in the hospitality industry for long. It is the food and...

LAST WORD

Farewell, fair friend

We deeply mourn our friend Praful Bidwai, a renowned columnist, who passed away in Amsterdam last week....

LAST WORD

'Bond'ing with the best

One of the places I have been meaning to visit for many years is Landour, a small cantonment in the...

RAPID FIRE

To even the odds

Much has been said and written about Delhi’s sickeningly-high air pollution levels and the...

FREEWHEELING

Booming Bengal beckons

On January 8 and 9, Kolkata will host the Bengal Global Business Summit, an annual event. West Bengal...

LAST WORD

I want day-night Tests in India

When I sit down to write this piece, the Test match in Adelaide between Australia and New Zealand has...