Decoding Democracy

Ideology is a destructive force. Once turned into an instrument of power-grab, and weaponised for political purposes, it loses its softer edges, and to a great degree its moral moorings...

Are faith and rationalism mutually exclusive entities? The line of thought insisting on it makes it categorical that both don't mix. If one is faithful, one has to be irrational....

'Bhakt' is a maligned word in our world. In the current definition, the word refers to a person prone to expressing excessive devotion to the subject of adoration. The devotion...

It was a construct powered by the intellectual wavelength, clarity and integrity of the elite of the Independence era. It was an ambitious, long-term project drawing strength from modern education,...

"I am rediscovering myself. And I am indeed amused by what I am," says the friend without a trace of humour. Active in the social sector for long and now...

There is no escaping media pundits. They are out there, on our television screens, social media posts, and newspapers, pontificating on anything and everything and throwing predictions to sway our...

Give it to Arnab Goswami. Nobody symbolises the muscle of the media as he does, nobody makes millions sway to one's tune as he does, nobody challenges power as he...

One fine day nearly two decades ago, Lal Bihari, a happy-go-lucky, unambitious farmer in Uttar Pradesh discovers he is dead, officially. With an eye on his small patch of land,...

In our movies many decades ago, the police landed on the scene after the hero was done with his heroics. They always arrived late. The officer, wielding a megaphone, asked...

Tucked safely in his well-equipped home in the suburbs of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Odisha, this young man, all of 26, is busy fighting the supposed enemies of the nation....