Arvind, I am a little tensed. And I believe the anxiety in me is typical of the feelings of hundreds of thousands of people across the cities, towns and villages of India. Arvind, three years ago when you steadfastly stood by Shri A
‘Women`s Coalition for Change’ has come out with a Women’s Manifesto for the parliamentary elections. The manifesto, released to the media on February 27, was prepared through a consultative process with the views of grassroots w
If we have waited for the Lokpal for about half a century now, a few months more shouldn’t hurt. Because that is what is happening. There’s no likelihood of the anti-corruption watchdog by the elections, starting April 7, now that two
It’s just after the annual examinations are held, and it sure is an annual examination for many, many politicians – the most eagerly awaited and antic
The UPA government has become overactive in its last few days of authority. It wants to clear all pending governance agenda of a decade within a matter of a week or so. The cabinet cleared as many as 30 decisions in a single meeting in February-en
By Shekhar Kapur (Renowned filmmaker) Gen Next is fundamentally different from previous young generations. It started wit
By Prakash N Shah (Veteran civil society activist based in Ahmedabad; editor of Gujarati journal ‘Nireekshak’) &
By TN Chaturvedi (Former comptroller and auditor general of India) Generally, there has been a political apathy in tackling corruption in
As you approach Kanpur, even before a glimpse of the city you see a pall of smoke and dust in the air. It is a symptom of the city` precarious existence. Once a manufacturing hub known as Manchester of the east, the city is now bursting at seams.
Was this the selfie that launched a million tweets, And beat and singed the topless pics of wannabe celebs? Sweet Voter, make us immortal with a kiss. In an unconventional break from convention, it was
The straws wafting in the wind indicate that the second edition of the UPA government may well end its tenure besieged by strikes. If the trade unions and employee organisations play true to script, workers from railways, banks and universities pu
There is an uncanny similarity between Agra and Mulayam Singh Yadav`s hometown Jaswant Nagar. Both lie on the golden quadrilateral highway project that connects different parts of the country. Agra had found its patron in emperor Akbar while Jaswa
Kanpur had a glorious past—lost now, it seems, forever. Once known as the “Manchester of the East”, Kanpur now cuts a sorry picture with its garbage and congestion on roads, poor infrastructure and electricity, and textile mills
In his late twenties, Bhagwan Das came all the way from Lalitpur to Lucknow on a Sunday, as did Nitya Gopal and Ashok
It is seldom the case in academics that a book is treated as a veritable classic soon after its publication. However, this is exactly what happened to The Agrarian System of Mughal India 1556-1707 when it appeared in 1963. Its author was the 32-ye
In 2012, Samajwadi Party (SP) came to power in Uttar Pradesh promising good governance. Two year later, as general elections are near, people are disillusioned Akhilesh’s government. In Mathura, the anger is palpable: people complain about l
Tamil Nadu chief minister and AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa celebrated her 66th birthday on February 24. She also announced her party’s candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu and the lone Puducherry const
As you drive on the Taj expressway, leaving behind the ‘rurban’ (that is, rural urban) muddle like Bhangel and Dadri of Noida and Khora village of Ghaziabad, the smoothness of the road and lush green setting around it present a picture
Everyone is looking towards technology for solutions. Except, it seems, the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC). Despite the transport department starting a project in 2010 to provide GPS in all public transportation systems in the national c
(This story first appeared in the February 16-28, 2014 print edition, after the Lok Sabha passed the Telangana bill on February 18. We reproduce it again to look at the basic issues at the heart of the demand for, opposition of and finall
