Bibek Debroy
Bibek Debroy has translated the Mahabharata and the Valmiki Ramayana into English. He is the Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister
The Faux Stages of Man
The fourfold ashrama classification is a forced attempt to over-simplify the individual
07 July 2016
The Limits of Good Behaviour
There is nothing absolute in the good or the bad prescribed through a template--and that's the ultimate social dharma
09 June 2016
The Delights of Detachment
You don’t have to be an ascetic or a mendicant to remain non-attached amidst worldly pursuits
12 May 2016
The Permanent Pursuit of the Imperfect
Gods, goddesses and the human indicator of happiness
14 April 2016
Home Alone
There is more to Rajiv Malhotra’s latest book on Sanskrit than the usual Pollock pickle
25 February 2016
A Relative Question of the Ascetic
Adi Shankaracharya and the idea of a sannyasi
18 February 2016
Authors
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 Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
Makarand R Paranjape is professor of English at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Views are personal.
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