POWER POINT

The price of austerity

Imran Khan’s decision not to stay at a five-star hotel during his upcoming visit to

By Sachidananda Murthy

MANI-FESTO

Congress after the Gandhis

There are no longer any ifs or buts. Rahul Gandhi has, beyond a shadow of doubt,

By Mani Shankar Aiyar

SCHIZO-NATION

Akbarnama, for abdication drama

David Ogilvy, arguably the “father of advertising”, used to send all new office

By Anuja Chauhan

LAST WORD

From proprietorship to party

In his fictionalised autobiography, The Insider, former Prime Minister P.V.

By Sanjaya Baru

EVERYONE IS A CAMERA

Art, unlimited

In 2012, I was fortunate enough to spend time with Alfons Hug at documenta 13. I was

By Bose Krishnamachari

LAST WORD

The quadrennial spike

The 50-over format is going through an interesting phase. Bilateral ODI series

By Sanjay Manjrekar

PMO BEAT

Of Common Man and VIP brats

Who coined ‘aam aadmi’ as a political phrase? Arvind Kejriwal may claim political

By R Prasannan

FORTHWRITE

Water conservation need of the hour

Someone said, “If you don’t want mental hydration then think about water

By Meenakshi Lekhi

DE TOUR

How Shahid and the other Kapoors are refreshingly regular

Actor Shahid Kapoor’s quiet dignity and confidence make him stand out in an industry

By Shobhaa De

LAST WORD

Belfast, Brexit and the border

Belfast, the gritty capital of Northern Ireland where I found myself last week, is

By Navtej Sarna

LAST WORD

Will Modi stop the lynchings?

We should all be sickened by the horrific image of Tabrez Ansari, the 24-year-old

By Barkha Dutt

BABY STEPS

Magical methi

INCLUSION OF fenugreek (methi) seeds in some form or the other in a new mother’s

By Lakshmy Ramanathan

SOUND BITE

Donald Trump and Boris Johnson: The 'blonde bombshells'

The similarities between the two “blond bombshells” are uncanny. In appearance and

By Anita Pratap

LAST WORD

Tipu and the Tharoor connection

My recent tweet praising Pakistan PM Imran Khan for remembering the birth

By Shashi Tharoor

LAST WORD

A wonk no more

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

By M.K. Bhadrakumar

CANDID TALK

Make the impeachment process apolitical

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

By Vinod Rai

TRACK CHANGE

An open letter to the sports minister

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

By Ashwini Nachappa

SEN-SIBILITY

The Spirit of Jaipur Art Summit

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

By Geeti Sen

MINDSCAPE

Blanking out in the digital age

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

By Vandana Kohli

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...

By Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev

GENERAL'S JOTTINGS

A national security strategy is overdue

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

By Gen Bikram Singh

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...

By Manu Chandra

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...

By Sanjna Kapoor

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...

By Jerry Pinto

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...

By Saina Nehwal

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...

By Nandita Das

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...

By Sania Mirza

BLINK

An eye on screen time

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

By Dr Bala Ambati

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...

By Maroof Raza

WORLD WATCH

Bear unchained

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

By Ajish P Joy

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...

By Mallika Sarabhai

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...

By Amjad Ali Khan

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...

By Hemant Oberoi

LAST WORD

Farewell, fair friend

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

By Ilina & Binayak Sen

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...

By Patrick French

RAPID FIRE

To even the odds

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

By Nupur Sharma

FREEWHEELING

Booming Bengal beckons

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

By Derek O’Brien

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...

By Sourav Ganguly