POWER POINT

No truck with the virus

When pandemics come, truckers across the world are in focus. They are essential for

PMO BEAT

Sorry, sir! They want some more

In his month-end Sunday Mann ki Baat, Narendra Modi apologised to the people for

MANI-FESTO

Eight takeaways from Shaheen Bagh

The 100-day protest at Shaheen Bagh is over, worsted not by the Narendra Modi

LAST WORD

Colour fades; cracks show

President Xi Jinping has stopped colouring his hair. Recent photographs of the

Bitter Chocolate

Look back and stay happy

A week into national lockdown and it already seems that we occupy a dystopian

LAST WORD

Silencing media is not the answer

If the coronavirus pandemic were not enough of an existential challenge, it has been

SCHIZO-NATION

Iron men, or feet of clay?

If you really feel the urge to milk something, go find a cow,” read the rather terse

SOUND BITE

Goop’s oomph factor

Who would buy an expensive bottle of “vampire repellant spray”? If you believe in

FORTHWRITE

The fight is on

The Covid-19 outbreak has brought the world to a standstill. Sweeping changes are

DE TOUR

Thank you, dear doctors

During this most challenging test faced by humanity, what has kept our spirits and

LAST WORD

Ahead of the curve

As health authorities around the world advise people to avoid shaking hands (and

En route to reforms

In 2014-2015, I had the good fortune to chair a committee on restructuring the

LAST WORD

Shades of blue

Green has long been part of the strategic lexicon. Green politics, green banking,

BABY STEPS

Facts about frequent nursing

I USED TO NURSE my child frequently—almost 12 times a day with roughly 90 to 120

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...