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Masaan. (शमशान, the site of cremation). Masaan revolves around the ghats of Banaras. It's a story... well let's call it a story. There are two, in fact. And in those two ...

The term dictatorship is freely used these days in the national political discourse. Rahul Gandhi and his family feel that Narendra Modi is a tyrant who wants to subvert India's democracy. Arvind ...

After receiving his BA/LLB degree he could have simply opted for a life full of comforts, he thought of educating the Indians instead and laid the foundations of ‘Deccan Educational Society’ ...

I am the wind that blows along the plains of India and through the hills, and rustles through the mountains and creates ripples on the surface of rivers and waves in ...

With elections in Bihar around the corner, the national political scene has come to life. The stakes for this edition of the Bihar elections are unusually high, higher than they have ...

The forecasts for this year’s monsoons may be gloomy, but it will be sensible to assume that the forthcoming monsoon session in the parliament is going to be a heavy downpour ...

A historical primer: The year 1975 saw the imposition of Emergency, a highly unpopular decision of the then Congress Govt. that was criticized by many as being contrarian to democratic principles. ...

Ever since US decided that the Shah of Iran was the right ruler for Iran, US has been wrong about Iran. He was a despot, a torturer and a cruel man ...

           If you grew up in India or if you were associated with Indian culture in any form – literature, music, dance, or films – you would have heard the word ...

Our constitution was written with the highest possible ideals. It provides for equality of citizens before law. It guarantees them liberty, justice and dignity. In theory, these are wondrous words whose magical ...

I respect a lot of people for their entrepreneurial talents. Kamal R Khan and Anna Hazare would be my two most favorite unconventional entrepreneurs. No don’t get me wrong, this is ...

History belongs to the victors, they say. To put it even better, History belongs to the rulers. Those who rule, interpret history and then present it in a way that shows ...