Guest Column

A by-election either to a parliamentary or assembly constituency used to be a low-key affair a decade ago. It was to a great degree a local election. The top brass of parties didn't get…

Do you believe in Omens? Those who do, take an event or happening as a sign of something to come. It was the summer of 95. Four of us - all batchmates from a freshly completed journalism…

Whenever I attend workshops and seminars on gender equality, a common refrain expressed by participants and media persons is why blame patriarchy for gender inequality when in fact, women…

Condensed milk, a popular tinned product, gave us immense pleasure when the yellow stuff spurted out during the easy-peasy act of puncturing. Condensed milk, whether from Nestle or Amul…

Wokes get as much flak from online rabble-rousers as liberals and seculars do. They invite ridicule, particularly from the Indian Right, for being what they supposedly are - aware of issues,…

'It's impossible to make it on your own in today's world without any reference, recommendation or mentor," said the caller who rang me for the first and only time, more than a decade ago.…

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD)  has registered a resounding win against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJD) in Padampur where a bypoll was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA Bijaya…

The biotechnology policy 2018 of the Odisha government focuses on promoting technology development with the academia-industry and social interface, specifically in priority areas of…

I am not sure at this stage of my life whether I belong to the upper middle class, lower middle class or simple middle class. But yes, I am still conflicted about having to order a Rs 450+…

The curtains came down on Konark Festival 2022  with an energetic Odissi and deeply moving Kuchipudi recitals on December 5. While the Odissi segment was led by a young and promising…