Bitter Chocolate

Notes on grief: from a bystander

We live at a time of unpleasant change. The pandemic has caused a dismal

POWER POINT

Why Kamala Harris is unlike other US vice presidents: Sachidananda Murthy

When US Vice President Kamala Harris called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders

PMO BEAT

Praful Patel missed cultural fine print in Maldivian policy, says R. Prasannan

Cultural ignorance can be costly in politics. Amit Shah learnt it when he was

MANI-FESTO

It is high time we scrapped the sedition law, says Mani Shankar Aiyar

In the 1990s, a favourite term of abuse of the sangh parivar for people like me

Bibek Debroy explains the gaps in medical apps during pandemic

Covid-19 has devastated human lives, but the pandemic and lockdowns have sometimes

SCHIZO-NATION

Our PM is acting like a spoilt child, writes Anuja Chauhan

What times we are living in. The spokesperson of one political party just called the

SOUND BITE

Has GOP become American democracy’s most dangerous enemy, asks Anita Pratap

It was catchy, but the world was baffled by Donald Trump’s “Make America Great

DE TOUR

Shobhaa De writes about mental health issues related to post-match stress

Ravi Shastri is a super combination of flamboyance and determination. As India’s

LAST WORD

Time lost and opportunities missed do not come back, writes Navtej Sarna

From where I sit, the summer afternoon is worthy of a Wordsworth. The dappled

IVORY TOWER

Tough for Singapore to balance its relationship with China, India: Sanjaya Baru

It was just as well that Arvind Kejriwal was ticked off for his Singapore sling.

LAST WORD

We have to own our COVID deaths, says Barkha Dutt

Many morally egregious developments have taken place in the past two months amid a

BABY STEPS

Bet on syndets

WHEN MY DAUGHTER was a newborn, I was sold on using kitchen staples as soap. Spoons

We need a shot of optimism to defeat COVID-19: Jyotiraditya Scindia

As the world continues to grapple with the uncertainty of the virus’s trajectory and

LAST WORD

Moditva doctrine is all about autocratic concentration of power: Shashi Tharoor

Is democracy under threat in India? Indeed, has India already ceased to be

FORTHWRITE

Onus is on all of us, not just Narendra Modi: Meenakshi Lekhi

India is struggling hard to cope with the havoc caused by the latest strain of

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...