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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  

THE REACTOR: “The day I want to join politics, I will do it shouting at the top of my voice”  (Photograph by ASHISH SHARMA))
People
What Keeps Anupam Kher Provoked?

A portrait of India’s most voluble actor

31 March 2016
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav
Politics
IAS: The House Slaves of India

Why IAS officers refuse to win a cricket match against a chief minister

23 March 2016
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Living
The Romance of the Road

How it shapes our consciousness and culture

17 March 2016
Vijay Mallya (Photo: SHRIPAD NAIK/SOLARIS IMAGES)
Society
Vijay Mallya: The King of Bad Times

What Vijay Mallya shares with RK Pachauri in his present predicament

10 March 2016
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Voices
The Sin of Profiting From Sin

On the demand for a ‘sin tax’ on cigarettes and alcohol in this year’s Budget

25 February 2016
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Voices
Make It Silly Policy

On the pride Rajasthan’s education department takes in evicting TS Eliot from a textbook

18 February 2016
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Voices
A Cowing Down Story

The intricacies of not eating beef in Haryana

11 February 2016
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Sports
Memory Athletes: Total Recall

The rise of memory athletes

10 February 2016
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Voices
The Farcical Society

On Bihar doing away with its toilet-at-home eligibility criterion to contest polls

04 February 2016
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Voices
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: I Accept, I Accept

The curious U-Turn of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar over his Padma Vibhushan award

28 January 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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