A Great Clamour
Empires rise and crumble as sand houses. There is probably no phenomenon that has proved itself so many times, and convincingly. But having said that, it is always difficult for the people who live in that time to imagine that the empire they are seeing can actually fall someday.
Phoenix redux : The Undercover Economist strikes back
Economists come from different schools of thought and specialisations. Of course most economists are well read and widely read. It is a different matter none of their policy prescriptions, neither works nor is it easy to comprehend by one and all. There are a few economists by training who make a lot of sense of the way economics around us. One of the prominent economists ...
Salinger
Somewhere in the middle of Salinger’s classic The Catcher in the Rye, the protagonist and the narrator, Holden Caulfield, amidst his continuous whining,
Recollections of the Se la Bomdila Debacle 1962
Indians would have never discussed anything as much as its war with China in 1962 yet it has not lost its interest. It will not be wrong to say that no aspect remains to be written.
The New Middle East
Arabs are enigmatic people. Even after years of living and working among them, it is not easy to predict their actions. That makes them a boon for journalists.
A Fort of Nine Towers
It is in the nature of the world we live in to look at everything as a statistic, especially the stories of women and men displaced by wars. Since we seem to have too many wars, and too many stories taking birth from them
Book Review: The Elephant Catchers
Subroto Bagchi needs no introduction. Bagchi is chairman Mindtree Ltd which he cofounded in 1999. Besides being a successful IT entrepreneur, Bagchi is the author of best sellers
Book Review: Sunset Saga
Not too long ago, self-help books began as a distinct genre, and today they are, no doubt, a roaring business for publishers. No wonder, bookstore tittles from business management and wealth creation to yoga and self – improvement.
Book Review: Triumph in Bombay
First, a confession: I do not watch cricket games any more, especially those that involve India. I find them insufferably tiresome. The raspy hype and hoopla that surround them are painfully grating. The sport does not give me the unalloyed joy that it once did.
Book Review: An Uncertain Glory
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions sounds much like two argumentative Indian discussing state of nation. Of course unlike most others both are leading academics.
Book Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
Neil Gaiman is an exceptional writer. The Ocean at the End of the Lane is an illustration of this.
Book Review: 50 Writers, 50 Books
The journey towards more meaningful, intellectually fulfilling, number games such as list of great songs, books etc was slow.
Book Review: Five Star Billionaire
Whenever we talk about a novel that imbibes the city that it talks about, The Tale of Two Cities takes centre stage.
Book Review: Science and Technology in China
Every passing day, the two Asian giants, China and India, are compared on several parameters in the public discourse in this country.
Book Review: The Great Tamasha
Indian cricket has seen many significant points of departure over the decades, stretching all the way from the exploits of C.K. Nayudu to the 1983 surprise World Cup triumph.
Issue Dated: Feb 5, 2017
