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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  

Distress Call
Feature
Distress Call

As its promoter suggests a government takeover, the telecom company hurtles towards decline

06 August 2021
Columns
The No Rallying Point Syndrome

The curious fallout of the absence of Donald Trump on those who wanted to see him go

06 August 2021
The Game of a Lifetime
Feature
The Game of a Lifetime

Will the Olympics be a global superspreader of new variants or show the world a path away from the fear of Covid?

30 July 2021
A History of Turbulence
Columns
A History of Turbulence

India’s most successful investor enters an ultra risky sector by planning an ultra low-cost airline

30 July 2021
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Columns
The Trouble with Gangster Flicks

Beholden to the idea of the good criminal, they only offer clichés

23 July 2021
Feature
Good Riddance for the Second Time

Six years after it was struck down, the draconian Section 66A finally makes a reluctant exit

16 July 2021
Holidaying in the Heavens
Special
Holidaying in the Heavens

Besides Bezos and Branson, there is the third billionaire—Elon Musk—who has the grandest vision of all, of starting a colony on Mars

16 July 2021
Manmatha Nath Dutt’s Society
Feature
Char Dham: The Right Side of History

On a high court dismissing the shastras as a reason to prevent livestreaming of Char Dham temple rituals

09 July 2021
One-way Transaction
Special
One-way Transaction

The Indian president likes to pay income tax but he gets much in return that ordinary Indians don’t

02 July 2021
Feature
The Ironies of Covid Mutations

With every successive wave, there will be a new variant which will dominate

02 July 2021

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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