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As a nation we love a lot of things. We are suckers for mainstream Bollywood masala. We like conspiracies and the various theories around them. We like to discuss how petty ...

What are the necessary ingredients of an Indian communist? Is it the disgust for the status quo? Yes Is it the disrespect for the state machinery? Yes Is it the art ...

He had a constant threat of imprisonment hanging over his head. His colleagues gossiped about his involvement in the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. In a speech to mark the 125th anniversary ...

V P Singh’s entry in Indian Political scenario was very much like Arvind Kejriwal. He was a self-styled anti-corruption crusader. While Arvind Kejriwal grew political fangs later on, V.P Singh’s intentions ...

"Those who dare to show us their eyes will have them gouged and thrown on the streets. If someone shows us their hands we will cut them off,” said Abhishek Banerjee, ...

Many call it a delusion,many an illusion. But the Modi Government has dawned on one of the eternal opportunities to cure the world of its maladies. At times, when we live, ...

I was recently talking with friends about the weirdness of Lefties, as I so often do. They really are a weird, incomprehensible bunch. In this instance, though, it was to do ...

As Kohli leads our team today to one series victory after the other, the one question that keeps coming up among cricket-premis is who is the best captain ever. While a ...

Amidst the mounting clamours of NDA coming to power with BJP’s Narendra Modi as its prime minister, I decided to contemplate beyond the obvious (as it seems to most of us).  ...

"How can a nation be great if its bread tastes like Kleenex?" - Julia Child  There isn't anything that tells you more about a nation's cultural heritage and diversity than its ...

Why is Republic day celebrated? On 26th January 1950 the constitution of India came into force and India became a truly sovereign state and a totally republican unit. What is a ...

I died fifteen years ago as an honest lower divisional clerk in the  secretariat. I had a huge family to look after and numerous responsibilities on my head. When I died it all ...