While we debate the merits of euthanasia, Aruna Shanbag languishes in her vegetative state in a hospital bed. It’s been 40 years. Get your head around it.

Funny, relaxed and red blooded, Zadie Smith shows she’s much more than just a novelist.

How does it feel to know that the seller knows your mind better than you know yourself? And this isn’t science fiction either.

As India stares at a food crisis, our ancient millets might just be the superfoods of the future.

Shashi Tweeter Tharoor ought to share some of the grief his ministry’s embassies have caused Indian citizens.

Or the perils of exercising freedom in a half-changed world

How will today’s children learn to live in their own world when all they read about are heroes who have magical powers to fight evil forces?

There’s more to Raja Bhoj, and even Gandhi, if we look at them from a Dalit perspective.

It’s time to stop comparing Sachin with other cricketers. He is among the greatest sportsmen of all time. Cricket is just the game he plays.

The villagers of Barsana and Nandgaon, said to be the villages of Radha and Krishna, play Holi as the divine lovers would have.

She entered the house as a temporary domestic help, wordlessly captured everyone’s hearts, and disappeared.

They address readers’ deepest insecurities. Who are they, and should we trust their advice?