×

Open

lead
India
The Creative Indian

Twelve stories of Indian creativity, and Open's top 50 creative Indians

12 August 2010
msc-chitra-ru-110810-b
Bombay Oil Spill

Although the Bombay oil spill spread to Alibaug and Uran, the Coast Guard has said that the spill has ended.

12 August 2010
hurriedman
Chelsea Clinton’s wedding

What might have the Chelsea Clinton wedding cost? Take a wild guess or google or, better, read.

09 August 2010
confessions
Confessions
Confessions of an assistant director

“The key to a successful assistant director is finding the balance between getting work done and doing it yourself.”

09 August 2010
confessions2
Confessions
Confessions of an Anti-Corruption Bureau Officer

“Corruption amongst women in public life is high and increasing. They also get caught because they make stupid mistakes.”

29 July 2010
biz-rich
Business
Of the Rich, for the Poor

Former McKinsey highflier Vikram Akula wants to redefine how microfinance works.

29 July 2010
HMG-PC
India’s $35 Tablet

A Taiwanese manufacturer has shown interest in producing the tablet.

29 July 2010
true-life-dreams
True Life
The Sleep Wakers

Christopher Nolan isn’t the first to understand the significance of dreams. Francis Menezes, a dream therapist, succumbed to a long illness recently. But if he hadn’t paid heed to his dreams, his time would have come much earlier.

28 July 2010
confessions-monk
Confessions
Confessions of a Tibetan Monk

“While escaping from Tibet to India, it is common to lose one’s eyesight or a leg, due to the thick snow we have to travel in.”

23 July 2010
HMG-collision
Anti-Collision Devices

If two trains are too close to each other, the network activates the brakes.

23 July 2010

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

Magazine

Subscribe today and save up to 85% off the cover price