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Reshmi DasguptaThe Times of India |
His destruction of Somnath set off a millennium-long assault; that it stands proudly again is a testament to the quiet determination of the children...
Because the Nobel Peace Prize is the main qualification for ‘international’ candidates for top national political office
Because it highlights deep divisions within the 'qaum' there and posits an Indian agent as the provocateur
For far too long India has been diffident and followed western norms of diplomatic dining
Inadequately-informed, inarticulate guides and sanguine visitors make for a double whammy of trouble and tension at monuments
One of the dangers of erasing history is that a Pandora’s box can be opened unwittingly
Good relations between brother-sister politicos hinge on the latter assuming the ‘trad’ lesser role; but that pact is disappearing
The parallels to Rouvanjit Rawla’s suicide in 2010 in Kolkata are evident but all the accused teachers were exonerated by the court in 2012
A state within a state is evolving there, building on its majority community’s guilt over the supposed rise of Islamophobia
Even as the world’s third largest ‘polluter’, India is far behind China and the US, and Indians’ per capita emissions are really minuscule
The resignations and accusations suggest otherwise
Because Indian women’s participation in sports and games from ancient times is more real than Leftist academics have posited for a long time
As a pragmatic, political, Hindu spouse, she has all the tools to weather this storm
Impoverished bluebloods and social climbing hucksters make a deadly combination
The first king dumped Catholicism and created the Church of England so that he could divorce and remarry; now the second may undo all that
Indology has been dominated for far too long by non-Indians; it is time to reclaim it
He may never stand trial in a 'common' court but being divested of royal titles is a death-like penalty for a prince
The cases of Tellis in US and the two Christophers in UK prove that China’s tentacles reach even the most unlikely places
The killer may not realise exactly how many equations were changed by his deed
Because her defamation case could finally provide a definition of sex and gender, currently contested by transgender advocates
In today’s toxic UK climate, how long before music is deemed too ‘white’, offensive to faith or culture, or branded as colonial oppression?
The British have pulled out all the stops to give a right royal welcome to Donald Trump — arguably the most Anglophile US President in recent memory
Cancel culture, subversive indoctrination and Antifa activism on US campuses are bound to have tragic consequences
Because Vivek Agnihotri has shone a harsh light on the past so that its glare also reveals similar monsters flourishing in the dark corners of the...
West Bengal’s Chief Minister is no longer the only one meaningfully contributing to the advancement of Bangla; hopefully, Moitra’s head will not...
The public will soon tire of so many twists and turns and then the case may go into cold storage
The interconnectedness of all living things on our planet, no matter how humble, is a truth that none of us can afford to deny or forget
Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Bengal Files’ may dramatise Gopal Mukherjee’s role in August 1946 but that’s what is needed after decades of motivated silence.
Only in India could there have been a riot to save voiceless animals; no wonder the British were totally taken aback in Mumbai
Our destinations are second to none, but India has to get its act together to maximise their appeal as viable choices for foreign holidayers
Rise of Western-style individualism over Indian tradition of coexistence has had many deleterious consequences on society here, with stray dogs...
Pranab’s words at the hall's opening parallel the White House’s justification for a $200 mn extension to the official residence, funded...
The full impact of this Srinagar Airport incident will be felt on the social media battleground
Regardless of laws, when the public believes an administration won’t go soft on crime — like in Uttar Pradesh — it often has a deterrent and...
The recent spate of glitches in Boeing 787s of several other airlines indicates that the AI-171 crash was just waiting to happen
Because the Shiva temple and lost city are a testament to the greatest southern emperor Rajendra Chola’s reverence for the sacred northern river Ganga
The viral video of an Indian woman tourist caught doing so in the US proves that the odds are against winning at that dicey game
To right the wrongs perpetuated by the prolonged stranglehold of Marxist historians, strong counter voices need to be heard from the highest forums