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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  

MP Udit Raj
Politics
The Animal with Envious Rights

On a proposal to roof every cow in a country where millions are homeless

01 September 2016
Perumal Murugan
Literature
A Writer Lifts His Block

On the return of Perumal Murugan

25 August 2016
A scene from Mohenjo Daro
History
Hold Your Horses

The horse scenes in the film Mohenjo Daro reignite the political debate on the civilisational ancestry of Indians

24 August 2016
You and the Cingulate Cortex
Health
You and the Cingulate Cortex

Questions that arise from scientists spotting the part of the brain that makes us generous

18 August 2016
Sheltering Shadow: Sindhutai Sapkal in the Pune orphanage where the boys are housed
Profile
All About the Mother

Once a beggar and now a saviour of the abandoned. The journey of Sindhutai Sapkal

10 August 2016
Prohibition Law: Drunk When Drafted
Politics
Prohibition Law: Drunk When Drafted

An explanation for the absurdities of Bihar’s stringent prohibition law

04 August 2016
Penguin Odyssey 2016
Wildlife
Penguin Odyssey 2016

A brief note on South American penguins from Korea that have touched down in Mumbai

28 July 2016
Donald Trump with wife Melania
Politics
For One First Lady to Another

An indication of the entertainment that a Trump presidency promises

21 July 2016
Colin Khoury
Food
Colin Khoury: ‘We are all beneficiaries of ancient farmers in far-flung lands’

Colin Khoury, the author of  Origins of Food Crops Connect Countries Worldwide spoke to Open about the journey of foods and how globalization has given a spurt to it

15 July 2016
In Defence of the Fat Tax
Society
In Defence of the Fat Tax

Taxes are bad, but sometimes they are not

14 July 2016

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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