POWER POINT

Telugu tots, English thoughts

Scholar and communist E.M.S. Namboodiripad would read anything and everything that

MANI-FESTO

Stunt with saffron robe

Much of the south has held out against the BJP, but none more so than Tamil Nadu.

LAST WORD

Judiciary fills political vacuum

The Supreme Court’s verdict on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi issue has been

Bitter Chocolate

A trip down Nehru lane

The sheer scale of the smear campaign directed at Jawaharlal Nehru in the last six

LAST WORD

Separating religion from realpolitik

The cool marble floor of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, Pakistan, and the

BABY STEPS

Golden hour

THEY SAY, and it is proven without doubt, that a lot can happen between a mother and

DE TOUR

Diwali at Jalsa

There are Diwali parties, and then there is THE Diwali party—the one hosted by the

LAST WORD

Spoonerisms for the soul

ou may all be forgiven for missing this momentous occasion, since I did too, but

FORTHWRITE

Legalisation of abortion

After a long battle, Ireland finally legalised abortions. The verdict came after the

PMO BEAT

No ghosts at the breakfast table

India will not join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) because

SCHIZO-NATION

Halloween’s win over ‘dated’ politics

I remember that a few years ago, there was a not-so-subtle move by the freshly

SOUND BITE

Brexit horror show continues

Halloween came and went. So did Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s threat to leave the

Cobra skin and rat tails

The law of unintended consequences says that an action leads to unanticipated

LAST WORD

The formality of informality

The strategic gains of the recent Narendra Modi-Xi Jinping informal summit may take

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...