Gun down the guns!

What is one thing common between Ram Sanwari of UP, Gulshan Kumar, Pramod Mahajan, Shanmugam Manjunath, Syed Modi, Munish Chander Puri, Radhika Tanwar and Jessica Lal - besides the fact that all of them faced an untimely death?

We still lack accessibility to mass information media

The economics of news has always been very intriguing, but the socio-economics is far more captivating. The social impact of newspaper, periodicals and TV or shall I say information media goes beyond conventional welfare economics.

Vanity Insurance

Thought of sharing something hilarious, that I heard recently – it goes like this – What's the difference between an insurance company and the mafia don?

Gold in cold!

Why are some nations rich and other poor? Ask this question to a hundred economists and you would receive one hundred different answers. And in all likelihood, their answers would be laced with complex theories and difficult mathematical models to drive home their point. Amidst all this economics jargon, a few parameters are generally swept under the carpet, due to their sheer freaky nature.

The 5th Pillar

Over the past few months, there have been unique reformations globally. Starting from the Middle East to India, all of a sudden, dynamic overpowering civil society movements have taken such unique shapes that if, on one hand, it has been successful in bringing down governments

The “Silly Point” diplomacy!

After almost a month of excitement and momentary despair, the Indian cricket team recreated history and finally won the ICC World Cup 2011. The madness peaked at the quarter finals stage when India were meeting Australia,

Electoral dividends

Indian poor have very little in their life to celebrate as most of the times they are in the midst of a perpetual struggle for a dignified and sustained livelihood. However, life cannot always be cruel.

Gender crisis in the times of crises

With the inception of a new government, the struggle may have ended for a few in Egypt, marking a closure to the pain and grief of millions who participated in the change process. But then for a section of society the struggle still continues.

The cost of underdevelopment

During my recent trip to Bhubaneswar, I was pretty intrigued by the manner in which the city has come in the last one decade. With construction in full swing all around, the change is only too visible.

Slumdog Millionare to Shanghai Dreams

The significance of civic amenities can be traced back to Indus valley civilisation. It was during the Harappan and the Mohenjodaro civilisations that the concept of civic amenities saw a new dimension.

The sun in the dark!

Of all the myriad challenges that we face, a couple of them top the list. For most of these challenges, there exists home grown solutions which never get replicated. Lets consider the example of the India's power sector. Problems are multifaceted.

National Balance Sheet

Sourav and IPL bazaar!

I was never an ardent admirer of Sourav Ganguly as a cricketer but I definitely admired his attitude with which he led the Indian cricket team to a series of victory! It was the leader in him

Poor make the rich

When it comes to poverty, there are certain facts that are universal. First, poorest of nations also house the wealthiest of people. Second, it is the poor who make the rich richer

Doctored!

As a media house, we have always been extremely critical about the manner in which our judicial systems function – as we strongly feel that it is just on account of our judicial system that our democracy stands dysfunctional