‘I believe in result-oriented governance’

All along, the Badals have been making tall claims which are just a bundle of lies as there is nothing on the ground

'CAG has to discharge its duties without fear or favour'

"After the scrutiny, there are four or five levels at which departments or ministries can respond to CAG's queries"

'Culture is low priority for the government'

I have assimilated Rabindranath Tagore songs with different dance styles. The performance will be presented around the country as part of the poet's 150th anniversary celebrations. To make it seamless and visually and aurally appealing we had to meticulously integrate the music of various dance forms into the songs. I am very excited about this project.

Home is where the heart is

Syed Haider Raza is back home after 60 years. He lives in Safdarjung Enclave, Delhi, where few in the neighbourhood know him. He has been pulled back, he says, by the fragrance of his homeland because he does not want to die in a foreign land. TSI talks to him about his life and work

‘Wrong notions about mental illness are greater in the East’

"Indian psychiatrists among the world's finest"

‘Fighting the sedition law is every Indian’s sacred duty’

Dr Binayak Sen is out on bail but the legal battle is far from over. Even as the sedition case hangs over him like a sword, the much-awarded medical practitioner and rights activist has vowed to continue his crusade against the structural violence that the dispossessed are subjected to by an unfeeling state. He is confident that the exploited rural poor will learn to raise their voice against injustice. Excerpts from an exclusive interview with TSI

‘Running a coalition govt is difficult’

No one is a ‘Harishchandra’ in politics. But play development oriented politics. In this kind of an environment, how can there be development?

‘New Delhi has legitimate concerns about what China is up to’

"US is now going through a phase when lots of things are being blamed on illegal immigrants. There's a certain air of nastiness."

“Politicians can tackle problems better”

The 1983 World Cup-winning team and this squad are quite similar in composition. We, too, have several capable all-rounders as we had in the 1983 World Cup-winning team.

‘Sports bodies need A thorough overhaul’

The new Union minister for sports and youth affairs Ajay Maken means business. No sooner had he taken charge of the protfolio than he made it known that he was deadly serious about cleaning up the mess left behind

‘National security is of utmost importance’

The yatra was aimed at arousing the spirit of nationalism among the youth and inspire them towards nation building. We went to different states to tell make the youth aware of the Jammu and Kashmir issue and who is responsible for creating it in the

“Bihar wants me back as CM”

“India will not be a superpower but it won't collapse either”

'I’ve been a target since 1992'

Fighting floods, inviting funds