

Jairam Ramesh and the Radiation Threat
Sir, did you know that the book you endorsed was bullshit?

An Encounter with a Negotiator
Stuart Diamond once negotiated himself out of the sights of a submachine gun in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Negotiating well, he says, is about noticing other people

No Country for Cyclists
Most developed countries go out of their way to promote a cycling culture, but in India, it can be a really dangerous hobby

Living with Cancer
The former head of the counter-terrorism wing of RAW succumbed to cancer on 16 June. His tweets over the past five months, as he watched his body being laid waste by the effects of his illness and radiation therapy, document his fears, hopes and determination to emerge the victor

The New IITian
How a changing India is re-engineering the DNA of its fabled nerd: a little too fast for some and much too slowly for others