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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  

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Voices
Not Just a Moral Question

On the anger prompted by a court’s observation that premarital sex is wrong

11 January 2014
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Living
Drinkers of the Body’s Tonic

The community of people who consume their own urine every morning to boost their immunity

26 December 2013
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Voices
A Tale of Two Rape Cases

And the questions they raise about the definition of rape where consent is given

25 December 2013
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Voices
Can I Lie on My Passport Form Too?

Devyani Khobragade was arrested in the US for lying on her visa application form; maybe that’s a privilege all Indians should claim

18 December 2013
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Voices
Who Exactly Is Cruel Here?

The obtuseness of the mob that hounded a boy who kicked a cat

11 December 2013
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Voices
The Man Who Could’ve Been

Why Anna Hazare’s decision not to fast in Delhi is an admission of defeat

04 December 2013
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Living
Spiritual Surf’s Up

A stay at an unusual ashram that promotes surfing

02 December 2013
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Voices
The Wisdom of Not Doing

On the fifth anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, a few thoughts on the Government’s response

28 November 2013
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Sports
The (Limited) Hysteria

Making sense of the hype over Tendulkar’s last Test

23 November 2013
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Voices
The Industry of Nuisance

On the nature of current court cases against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s new movie

20 November 2013

Authors

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals

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 a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

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