Living

Once a Comrade

KA Shaji

What does it take to start a revolution, then turn your back on it? What does it mean to believe, then to disbelieve? Former Naxalites on why they left the red path.

Jhunjhunwala’s Real Bull Run

Manju Sara Rajan

It took 17 years for him to become a father and it beat anything that all his thousands of crores could buy.

In Praise of Polygamy

Dipen Sheth

Unlike with choosing life partners, it’s best your money has many mates. Consorting with just that one asset class is pure idiocy.

A Fine Balance

Uma Shashikant

Typical investor behaviour is at the two extremes of either doing nothing or trying too much. And it’s hard to avoid these extremes unless you know what constitutes just enough. A primer

Go, Get a Map!

Gaurav Mashruwala

Ad hoc investing is like travelling blind. You will still get somewhere, just not where you intended.

The Gravy Train Has Left the Station

Gautam Nayak

Save yourself the last-minute scramble. There isn’t much joy left in tax-saving investments any more.

Slumdog Sambhar

Pramila N. Phatarphekar

A sneak preview of Gordon Ramsay’s Great Escape, the celeb chef’s TV quest to find Indian food in the jungles and street-kitchens of India.

Obituary of a Tribe

Madhavankutty Pillai

Boa, an 85-year-old Andamanese, who was the last living member of an ancient tribe, died on Republic Day.

Samaritan Students

Jaideep Mazumdar

Six teenagers in Murshidabad are giving all they can to teach children from extremely poor families. A voluntary mission that has a lesson for everyone.