Guest Column

Fani, the powerful cyclone hit Odisha and left a trail of destruction, that ravaged lives, destroyed families and livelihoods. Odisha has experienced the landfall of at least four major cyclones in the last two decades. The Super cyclone…

Even before the Indian squad was picked for the World Cup cricket championship in England and Wales, there was an unending debate as to who should bat at No. 4. Views swung from one end to the other with former greats of the game preferring…

It was magical. At that time, a frail old man appeared and requested the King to be taken into the Karusala (workshop), emphasising that he was going to carve the deities. The old man (who was Vishwakarma, the architect and craftsman of the…

The visuals beamed into our homes reveal to us the reality of Kashmir. And they don’t paint a happy, reassuring picture of the valley. Hundreds, nay thousands, of ordinary Kashmiris across age barriers throng funerals to mourn slain…

Two unusual questions will addle Indians till this year’s general elections are over. One, how many more of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches will we have to endure; and two, the number of times Rahul Gandhi will parrot the same…