Ramachandra Guha: In praise of the NMML archivists who helped a thousand researchers bloom

The person who best embodied the institution’s spirit and character was a scholar named Dr Hari Dev Sharma.

Ramachandra Guha

· Yesterday · 06:30 am

Statues all around: Why does no one stand with Bishan Singh Bedi?

Why did no Indian cricketer stand with Bedi against DDCA? The answer, perhaps, lies in how the BCCI deals with people who ask uncomfortable questions.

Ashish Magotra

· Jan 14, 2021 · 06:05 pm

Ambedkar felt nobody could be as disdainful of the legislature as the British. Modi proved him wrong

By cancelling the winter session of the Parliament, the Modi government has yet again undercut the legislature and the deliberative process of law-making.

SN Sahu

· Jan 14, 2021 · 06:30 am

Is India being ruled by a constitutional government? Freedom hero Bipin Chandra Pal has some answers

Reading his essay ‘The New Movement’ against the backdrop of the farmers agitation.

Apoorvanand

· Jan 09, 2021 · 09:40 am

Why the BJP’s attempt to appropriate Rabindranath Tagore goes against the Nobel winner’s own beliefs

In works like ‘Home and the World’, ‘Gora’ and ‘Where the mind is without fear’, the Nobel Laureate demonstrated his opposition to aggressive nationalism.

R Raj Rao

· Jan 03, 2021 · 08:30 am

Ramachandra Guha: Under cover of Covid-19, Modi regime has stepped up its attack on Indian democracy

It has aimed its battering ram at the Indian Parliament, Indian federalism, the Indian press and Indian civil society organisations.

Ramachandra Guha

· Jan 03, 2021 · 06:30 am

Ramachandra Guha: Gandhi said RSS was ‘communal with a totalitarian outlook’ – and that’s still true

The Hindutva organisation’s ideology can be summarised in six words: We shall show Muslims their place.

Ramachandra Guha

· Dec 20, 2020 · 06:30 am

If India has handled Covid-19 so well, why has the Centre cancelled Parliament’s Winter Session?

What better place to discuss proposed amendments to the farm laws that have sparked massive protests than the legislature?

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Dec 17, 2020 · 09:00 am

Rajdeep Sardesai: The rise of Uddhav Thackeray, the accidental chief minister

A year after Maharashtra’s three-wheeler coalition assumed power, Uddhav Thackeray has not only stayed afloat – he is a leader transformed.

Rajdeep Sardesai

· Dec 11, 2020 · 07:30 am

Ramachandra Guha: Why the great Don Bradman wouldn’t be the skipper of my Australian Dream Eleven

Memories of an Indian fan watching – and hearing about – legends from Down Under.

Ramachandra Guha

· Dec 06, 2020 · 06:30 am

How does denying an 83-year-old undertrial with Parkinson’s a straw and warm clothes serve justice?

Relative to the inhuman, overcrowded conditions of jail, the denial of a basic amenity may seem like a minor matter. But it is instructive.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Nov 27, 2020 · 09:49 am

Why do the rich and the powerful sponsor literature festivals, prizes, and art in today’s world?

Annie Zaidi, whose novel ‘Prelude To A Riot’ won the Tata Lit Live award for ‘Book of the Year – Fiction’, offers some answers.

Annie Zaidi

· Nov 24, 2020 · 08:30 am