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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 Biography of Nepotism: Old Habits Die Hard
Cover Story
A Biography of Nepotism

Old habits die hard

03 July 2020
Can God Be Biased?
Columns
Can God Be Biased?

The conceptual flaw in asking Him to take Covid out as Uddhav Thackeray did

03 July 2020
Unfair and Less Lovely
Features
Unfair and Less Lovely

The association of fair skin with beauty is ingrained in Indian society for thousands of years. People want what they want

26 June 2020
Flip Side of a Boycott
Columns
Flip Side of a Boycott

To live without Chinese goods is impossible and only hurts yourself

26 June 2020
A Brief History of Wokeism
Cover Story
A Brief History of Wokeism

From a word used to denote awakening against racism, it morphed into an extremist ideology of justice against all majority oppressions, intermittently tasting power in the real world

19 June 2020
Columns
Except That

The problem with the suicide reporting guidelines touted for Sushant Singh Rajput’s death

19 June 2020
The Sunshine Connection
Features
The Sunshine Connection

Studies show a correlation between Vitamin D deficiency and severity of Covid-19, but don’t bank on it to save your life yet

12 June 2020
Cricket Cautiously Takes Guard
Features
Cricket Cautiously Takes Guard

Cricket is now taking its first faltering steps to get back to life from the lockdown

12 June 2020
Columns
A Familiar Taste

On the enduring appeal of Parle-G biscuits which registered record sales during the lockdown

12 June 2020
Chronicle of a Death Not Foretold
Feature
Chronicle of a Death Not Foretold

A pregnant elephant’s horrific end leads to a political slugfest between the right and the left

05 June 2020

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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