Satyagraha to knavery and everything in between

Like them or not, the brainwaves that no citizen can ignore

Conclusions about caste and community vote patterns in Indian elections are all based on erroneous data. At best we can only make qualitative assessments, but if political ‘scientists’ were to admit this, what would they do?

Our politician poets such as Kapil Sibal are so in love with themselves that they believe every eructation of theirs deserves a readership. Our literary culture is more than happy to oblige

From anti-nuclear protestors to the Karmapa, the Government takes advantage of its labyrinthine procedures to coerce people

Experimental evidence confirms Alan Turing’s explanation of how a leopard gets its spots and a zebra its stripes

The Congress and those who defended its misdeeds in the name of economic growth continue to soft pedal the extent of the problem

New research adds to the mystery of why plain sugar pills should have such healing power

When Roy writes, ‘The youth, in preparation to an attack, marked each venue by reading from their prayer books in an act most of us are familiar with as a precursor to a holy war or fight’, he comes close to demonising a community.

For three elections in a row, Punjab has seen the same set of politicians make the same promises and deliver the same disappointments. Yet, the voting percentage continues to rise