Guru Dutt, Raj Kapoor and the Golden Age of Hindi Cinema in the 1950s | Rachel Dwyer
There is a widespread belief that the 1950s were a time of great Hindi films, in terms of stories, songs and film-making. Seventy-five years later, fans still remember those songs, those stars and, mo...
25 Jul 202544min
If a Large Number Are Excluded From Voting in Bihar, Entire Electoral Process will be Suspect | Ashwani Kumar
The Election Commission’s announcement in Bihar that a citizen should prove his or her credentials to vote has sparked outrage among political parties. They say that a large number of marginalised com...
11 Jul 202531min
BJP’s Push for Hindi in Different States Has a Larger Cultural Agenda Behind it | Alok Rai
The Devendra Fadnavis government has withdrawn its proposal to introduce Hindi in the early classes in schools in Maharashtra because of the opposition’s pressure. In Tamil Nadu too, there has been pu...
4 Jul 202539min
It is Very Easy to Say that We Want to be a World Power, but a Vishwaguru Cannot be Self-Appointed | Salman Khurshid
India’s stand on global events is becoming increasingly unclear. Whether on the Israel Iran war or the Ukraine-Russia war, India has not taken a clear position, though in recent years, India has been ...
26 Jun 202539min
Post Degree Jobs Won’t be Available Any More in the US, But It is Still the Best Option
India sends students to the US in record numbers, but this academic year, applicants are feeling anxious before they head out. The changing policies of the Trump administration is likely to cause dela...
26 Jun 202539min
Planning in Mumbai has Come to Mean Only Real Estate Schemes | Hussain Indorewala
Every year, parts of Mumbai’s streets and tracks get flooded after the rains, but this year, the floods happened in the southern parts of the city. South Mumbai is generally considered immune to this ...
26 Jun 202545min
India’s Reaction to Turkey Understandable, But We Should Not Give Up on Diplomacy | Talmiz Ahmad
Veteran Indian diplomat Talmiz Ahmad, who is an authority on the Middle East, says Turkey has been bringing up Kashmir for a long time but relations were slowly warming up. “But it helped Pakistan d...
23 Mai 202544min
New Canadian PM Carney a Technocrat, Will Want to Increase Trade With India | Daniel Lak
With the election of a new prime minister in Canada, there are hopes that relations between India and Canada will improve. Under Justin Trudeau, the previous one, ties had plummeted after he made alle...
9 Mai 202552min
