How the taboos of a language change, and what they say about its speakers
The luxury market is booming. But is it getting any more sophisticated?
Black money remains a nightmare, and it is not a battle easily won
Just how wealthy are Indians now? And what sets the wealthy apart?
Retail investors are often left in the lurch, at the losing end of games they are not party to
Why Liaquat Ahamed does not want his book on this grim phase of history overinterpreted
A brief history of the dollar in India. Or, more accurately, how the dollar came to enchant Indians so
...and it is advantage nurture, at long last, going by the sudden spurt of tomes being published on this vital subject.
For unlawful carnal knowledge, or even real wisdom, you had better look elsewhere.
Granted, it was inequality that set the world economy up for a crash. But how exactly? This is still open to debate
CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
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 is the author of several books, including Doolally Sahib and the Black Zamindar: Racism and Revenge in the British Raj
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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