NEW DELHI, July 22 -- One of my friends, Dr VP Joy, retired as Chief Secretary of Kerala last year. Many decades ago, he had his first on-the-job training when he was attached to the then-District Col... Read More
NEW DELHI, July 15 -- Please accept my hearty congratulations on becoming the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha. As you mentioned in the House, you are not just the leader of the Congress bu... Read More
India, July 8 -- Delhi was facing an unprecedented heatwave when I left for Kerala in June, with temperatures crossing the 50-degree Celsius mark. The worst memory I had was when I stood under a showe... Read More
NEW DELHI, July 1 -- I slept on a cot outside my room in Rama Krishna Puram in New Delhi. As usual, I waited for the newspaper boy to deliver The Patriot and the Indian Express, which I subscribed to,... Read More
NEW DELHI, June 24 -- A few years ago, some students from Kerala secured admission to various colleges affiliated with Delhi University. Among them were a significant number of Muslims. Their admissio... Read More
NEW DELHI, June 17 -- On June 9, 2024, I attended the church service. It was the first Sunday after the results of the elections held for the 18th Lok Sabha were announced. It was after a long time th... Read More
NEW DELHI, June 10 -- On Thursday, while stopping at the bookshop at Indira Gandhi International Airport, I saw the book 101 Reasons: Why I Will Vote For Modi." It is a graphic novel by Shantanu Gupta... Read More
NEW DELHI, June 3 -- The Ten Commandments, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, was released three years after my birth and holds the distinction of being the first movie I watched in a theatre. This film, i... Read More
NEW DELHI, May 27 -- As I made my way to St. Thomas College, Kozhencherry, where I pursued English literature, I found myself seated in the college's special bus, Grace, next to a middle-aged individu... Read More
NEW DELHI, May 20 -- Let me delve into history for a moment. The Cold War was a period of intense geopolitical tension and rivalry between the United States and its NATO allies on one side and the Sov... Read More