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Madhavankutty Pillai

Madhavankutty Pillai has no specialisations whatsoever. He is among the last of the generalists. And also Open chief of bureau, Mumbai  

A History of Turbulence
Columns
Perilous Skies

Go First’s bankruptcy is in keeping with the history of Indian aviation

12 May 2023
Reliving the Myth of the Enlightened Madman
Cover Stories
Reliving the Myth of the Enlightened Madman

Like Sisyphus, Naranathu Bhranthan kept rolling a stone up a hill in order to see it coming down and Rayiranellur is believed to be that place in Kerala. Open goes to the source of the legend and finds many layers to it

12 May 2023
Columns
Murder, He Wrote

On the doublespeak and effects of assassinations by countries

05 May 2023
When It Comes to the Death Penalty
Columns
The Disproportionate Punishment

On Singapore executing an Indian-origin man for trafficking in marijuana

28 April 2023
Feature
Don’t Celebrate Yet

On India overtaking China in population and the demographic dividend not always paying

21 April 2023
Freedom First
Columns
The Interpretation of Truth

Why the pursuit of online fact-checking is undoable

14 April 2023
Born Again
Feature
Born Again

The idea of reincarnation has not lost its appeal despite science and modern societies based on reason

07 April 2023
The Economy: How Bad Is It?
Feature
Gold Rush

On the second-order effects of the price of the metal soaring

07 April 2023
The Right to Be Forgotten
Feature
The Right to Be Forgotten

Who owns your online history?

31 March 2023
Women, Land and Politicians
Feature
Power and Meaning

Why politicians live longer and thrive when others don’t

31 March 2023

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

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