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Independence and the Indian soul: A reflection on August 15, 2025

Independence and the Indian soul: A reflection on August 15, 2025

Seventy-eight years ago, at the stroke of midnight, India awoke, in Jawaharlal Nehru’s immortal phrase, to life and freedom. That...

16.08.2025 8

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Shashi Tharoor

Can Khalid Jamil show the way for Indian football?

Can Khalid Jamil show the way for Indian football?

Welcome Khalid Jamil, the new Head Coach of the national football team. It is doubtful if any head coach of any sporting discipline in India could...

13.08.2025 3

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Sr Suryanarayan

Adoor: Criticism or Crucifixion?

Adoor: Criticism or Crucifixion?

Certainly, Adoor Gopalakrishnan was terribly wrong. It isn't proper to call his views "politically incorrect" because, in today’s discourse, the...

12.08.2025 1

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Mg Radhakrishnan

Chidambaram’s Take: Bull(y) in India's shop

Chidambaram’s Take: Bull(y) in India's shop

India had a Luddite attitude toward foreign trade, especially imports. Despite NAM, South-South, etc. we were wary of foreign countries in the...

10.08.2025 1

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P Chidambaram

National Film Awardee: Mediocrity took a victory lap in 2025

National Film Awardee: Mediocrity took a victory lap in 2025

Once upon a time, not so long ago, the National Film Awards were the most coveted honour in Indian cinema; a rare sanctuary where craft mattered...

08.08.2025 2

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Harikrishnan S