The Whispering Conscience of Nitish Kumar
In the end, there was only one man left to play the morality script in Bihar
The Dan Brown Code
Science, religion and the future of species. Plus a cameo by Winston Churchill
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Divine Comedy by the Hoogly
In The Cauliflower, a novel about Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa by Nicola Barker, the most daring...
West Bengal: Marx Is Dead, Long Live Mamata
Revolution is relentless in West Bengal—but at what cost?
Multiplex Cinema: Being Middlebrowbeaten
What the new multiplex cinema says about the modern India
London's First Muslim Mayor: Khan and the Colour Quotient
The election of London’s first Muslim Mayor and race and politics in Britain
Steve McCurry: Altered Reality for Art’s Sake
The photographer Steve McCurry is on trial for digital manipulation. He is in good company
Eater or the Eaten?
The relationship between food and attaining perfection continues to bedevil modern-day existence
The Price of Authorpreneurship
When publishing muffles authors, stifles creativity and makes the market king. A publisher’s dissenting note
The Myth of Hindu Terror
What the data says: India faces bigger threats from Jihad and Maoism
The Curse of Memory and the Uses of Forgetting
Forget the past and move on. A provocative new book questions the moral superiority of historical memory
The Faulty Genes’ Stupid Offspring
Why sons of politicians do not get away with murder unlike their parents
Defence Deals: Scam-Scarred and Not Really Battleworthy
More murky defence deals mean another long lull in the purchase of crucial equipment for the armed forces
The Delights of Detachment
You don’t have to be an ascetic or a mendicant to remain non-attached amidst worldly pursuits
US Election 2016: Donald Up Close
The Republican candidate is much more pleasant in private than in his snarling public performances. Our
Pinarayi Vijayan: The Politician Who Does Not Smile
In the run-up to the Assembly elections, will Pinarayi Vijayan’s ‘tough guy’ image be tough enough to
