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Just Like That: Celebrity fame at the cost of privacy?

India, April 5 -- The fascination with the personal lives of celebrities is a revealing window into the human condition-our desires, insecurities, aspirations, and, not infrequently, our latent schade... और पढ़ें


Just Like That: How Tulsidas described Lord Ram's birth in Ramcharitmanas

India, March 29 -- Ram Navami has just been celebrated. On this occasion, my thoughts go to the beautifully lyrical way in which Tulsidas (1532-1623), in the Ramcharitmanas, describes this iconic mome... और पढ़ें


Just Like That | Faith and Cricket: Kirti Azad's comment uncalled for

India, March 15 -- Public discourse in India often reveals how fragile the understanding of foundational concepts can be. A recent controversy surrounding remarks made by Kirti Azad, a Member of Parli... और पढ़ें


Just Like That: Sabarimala temple debate on faith, equality and path to reform

India, March 8 -- Last week, at the conclave of a national TV channel, I was in an interesting debate on the question of religious customs and traditions, and the right to change them, either by citiz... और पढ़ें


Just Like That: India's colonial hangover in choosing dog breeds

India, March 1 -- Are Indians, individually and as a society, kind or cruel to animals? On the surface, compassion should come naturally. Many worship the cow as a mother, revere the monkey as a manif... और पढ़ें


Pakistan's cricket mirrors suffocation of its civic life

India, Feb. 21 -- Can we infer that in sports, a team's performance reflects, in some sense, the psychic health of a nation? I ask this question after watching the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup cricket... और पढ़ें


Just Like That: Folk tales and earthy wisdom that grounds India's philosophies

India, Feb. 15 -- India is often described as a civilisation of grand metaphysics, soaring philosophies, and intricate systems of thought. Yet, beneath the elevated abstractions of the Upanishads and ... और पढ़ें


Just Like That: A civilisation proud of writers but careless with their legacy

India, Feb. 8 -- As legatees of an ancient civilisation, Indians like to believe that they have an uninterrupted cultural memory. We invoke our past easily, and often with pride. Yet when one looks fo... और पढ़ें


Just Like That: Beating Retreat and India's long unfinished de-colonisation

India, Feb. 1 -- Like many Indians, I too was upset when the Beating Retreat at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi, which marks the culmination of the Republic Day celebrations, stopped the tradition of ending ... और पढ़ें


A shrinking of art in our literature, films & music

India, Jan. 24 -- My wife and I spent two nights at Ganga Kutir, the new Taj Hotel built in collaboration with the Neotia Group, two hours beyond Kolkata, where the river appears to be as wide as the ... और पढ़ें