Voices
Making a Shikhandi of Jaswant’s Jinnah
Hartosh Singh Bal
The unceremonious expulsion of this last survivor of the Vajpayee era smacks of a BJP desperate to shirk the blame for its poll debacle.
Why the BJP Loves Jinnah
What’s with the BJP’s obsession with Jinnah? First LK Advani and now Jaswant Singh have gone out on a limb to say something charitable about the man.
How the Other Half Lives
The act of history that gave us our independence in fact created two independent nations. A view from across the border.
Jana Gana Reflex
Is nationality really personal? What does it mean for me to be Indian? What does it mean to be Indian now, after 62 independent years?
The Smiles that Win the War
The most patriotic Indians are the Baltis of Turtuk in Ladakh, the only part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir that we ever managed to wrest back
Who Is an Indian Nuclear Scientist?
The Department of Atomic Energy receives thousands of applications from desperate candidates. Job interviews could be eventful
A Beautiful Mind
We may never have noticed, but John von Neumann has affected our everyday lives in many more ways than Freud or Einstein ever could
It’s All about Us
The total solar eclipse is possible because the Sun and the Moon are almost the same size in the sky. Is it more than just an intriguing coincidence?
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