2018-12-11 13:11
It seems that there isn’t a more opportune time than the present to talk about gender equality in India. While the global #MeToo movement was gathering steam in India, with actors and… Read More
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2018-06-14 15:43
It happens only in movies, or so I convince myself, that on your birthday, while you are fast asleep in the morning, your wife plants a kiss on your cheek to wish you a happy birthday.In the… Read More
2018-04-24 02:22
Mr. Prime Minister,We are sure that any number of open letters to you on expressing outrage and anguish on the rape of a little girl in Kathua, Jammu & Kashmir, would not deter you from… Read More
2017-11-30 01:46
(This essay was first published in UC News)We shall begin with a mention of those who lost their lives due to demonetisation. As Athenian politician Pericles said in his famous funeral orati… Read More
2017-09-17 05:15
Any government that is hell-bent on looting its own citizens deserves nothing but ridicule. Petrol and diesel price hike that happens every day, is a prime example of such an open loot. When… Read More
2017-08-26 17:12
During the days of Lalit Modi row, BJP’s prominent leader Rajnath Singh, the Home Minister of India, had famously said, “this is NDA, not UPA, our ministers won’t resign&rd&hell…Read More
2017-06-11 07:04
Few weeks ago SBI was back in the news for all the wrong reasons. A circular that appeared on its website was the reason for all the chaos. In the said circular, SBI had announced that it wi… Read More
2017-04-08 07:23
Some political commentators expressed great surprise at the elevation of Yogi Adityanath as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. The Yogi is known as a political rabble-rouser and as a polar… Read More
2017-03-13 12:51
After demonetisation banks were in the forefront of bringing back calm in the lives of the people affected by the surprise decision by Government of India. Kept out of the loop of the decisi… Read More
2017-02-05 07:27
Demonetisation was introduced as a path breaking policy decision on 8 November 2016. What should have been announced by the RBI governor through a press release or a press meet was announced… Read More
2016-09-22 15:57
The eerie similarity between the Pathankot attacks and the recent Uri attacks by militants is hard to miss. One of the significant things that needs to be noted is the fact that we haven&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-08-01 12:17
After many months, Candid Minds is back into action. Please read this writer's essay "What cricket can teach us about attitude and guts" in Calpine Blog, the Official Blog of Calpine Group Read More
2015-10-13 11:50
You need to chase down 304 in an ODI, your opening batsman makes a 150 and still you lose then it is time for some serious introspection on your game plan and strategy. In the first ODI of t… Read More
2015-09-21 17:09
They say that the corporate life of a techie is a bumpy ride. Deadlines, client expectations, performance appraisals, office politics, backstabbing and the likes make it a very difficult pro… Read More
2015-07-23 14:45
The decision of the Lodha committee to suspend Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) for the next two seasons and to ban Gurunath Meiyappan and Raj Kundra for life from partici… Read More
2015-07-13 16:37
As this writer wrote elsewhere, criticising the NDA government under PM Narendra Modi could be considered a grave sin by many in this country who voted for it believing the promises of ache… Read More
2015-05-17 10:47
Petrol and diesel have become dearer as petroleum companies have increased their prices owing to, in their opinion, the increase in international crude oil price and a depreciating Indian ru… Read More
2015-05-13 06:17
The 2015 elections at United Kingdom sprang up a surprise when, contrary to expectations of political pundits, the Conservatives under the leadership of the incumbent Prime Minister David Ca… Read More
2015-04-16 17:08
Being a secularist who gets constantly trolled by the sanghi trolls online, this writer very well knows the kind of abhorrence they have for secularism and secularists. The Hindutva elements… Read More
2015-02-13 10:51
It is an overused cliché that cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties and hence anyone who predicts the winner of a cricket world cup may have to swallow the humble pie once the t… Read More
2015-02-11 05:36
When a party that won general elections with an overwhelming majority incurs a crushing defeat in a state to a party that came into existence just a couple of years back, you know that you a… Read More
2015-01-30 06:08
It is the habit of English media in India to dig out queer words from the dictionary and keep on harping on them whenever any news event of rareness unfolds. For a language lover, such occas… Read More
2014-12-12 15:09
There has hardly been a great leader who achieved his greatness when propitious circumstances served him opportunities in a platter. It has always been adversity that made great leaders, for… Read More
2014-11-30 15:25
Today would have been a day when a young man, full of life and a great passion for a game he loved and played, would have cut a cake and enjoyed his 26th birthday in a far off countryside in… Read More
2014-11-05 13:53
What will be your answer if you knock on a closed door and the person inside the room asks you, “May I know who that is?” Will you say, “It is me” or will you say &ld&hell…Read More
2014-10-15 16:20
Recently a politician from the Indian state of Haryana proclaimed that poor sex ratio in his state is “god’s wish” and politicians or governments can’t do anything ab… Read More
2014-10-10 15:50
At a time when India and Pakistan are engaged in a serious cross border firing, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded an Indian, Kailash Satyarthi and a Pakistani, Malala Yousafzai, the… Read More
2014-09-19 02:56
As most of you would be aware, today is the day when Scotland decides whether it want to remain in union with the United Kingdom or want to achieve independence to become a separate country… Read More
2014-08-15 09:08
The euphoria that swept through the cricket loving minds of the nation after India’s historic win at Lord’s has changed to grave disappointment after terrible losses at Southampt… Read More
2014-08-03 09:13
There often come occasions in our personal lives and in the lifetime of a nation when the silence we observe becomes a grave crime that we commit to the world and to the humanity at large. I… Read More
2014-07-21 06:22
As Modi Sarkar and its cohorts have already taken control of most of the large and powerful media conglomerates in India, one will find it most difficult to locate a critical account of the… Read More
2014-06-11 14:50
At a time when criticising the majority central government of Narendra Modi could be seen as an act of grave stupidity, it requires great moral courage and strength of conviction, not to men… Read More
2014-03-28 09:47
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." - Martin Luther King, Jr.The most ubiquitous thing in the Indian social media space today is the… Read More
2014-03-11 12:22
For all practical considerations, the Indian democracy has become much similar to the UK and US democracy insofar as the major political parties with a national appeal are concerned. Like in… Read More
2014-02-27 05:29
If you are one of those who are keen in learning/improving your English, both written and verbal, then ‘Learn English’ website of the British Council is a great place to be in. Y… Read More
2014-01-31 17:38
Gone are the days when anything Dhoni touched on the cricket field turned gold. He was not always lucky with the toss, but for him that didn’t often matter either – it was always… Read More
2014-01-07 15:47
One thing is for certain, and there could be no doubt whatsoever on it that the conventional political parties in India (read Congress, BJP, the leftists, other existing national and regiona… Read More
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