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Aeschylus. Mephistopheles
2 Jan 2022 11:21 PM ISTInto a New Year, why are we discussing this Greek tragedy author and a devil’s sidekick, 500-plus years on? Because history often repeats itself
Talking shop: Changing semantics
26 Dec 2021 6:34 PM ISTJust when we thought the worst was over, we have a new boy in town. He’s called Omicron. How we deal with him will define 2022 for all of us
Arrogance begets chaos
19 Dec 2021 8:14 PM ISTFor centuries, we have seen a phenomenon. Get too big about yourself in your own head and you end up losing that head. It is happening again
Is the pen gone?
12 Dec 2021 7:07 PM ISTHere’s a new golden rule for today’s writers – a clear heart and a tough spine. Else, we will soon make India join a list of less-endowed nations
A smoking gun
28 Nov 2021 6:23 PM ISTLet’s move beyond the famous English proverb above, as we approach a hurdle that just can’t be scaled. MSP can’t happen. It is not plausible
Ode to lost humanity
21 Nov 2021 6:48 PM ISTUP, MP, Maharashtra or Tamil Nadu – the scenario is the same. Under-custody people are rampantly killing themselves, we’re told. This is today’s crude...
Vexed feelings
14 Nov 2021 9:18 PM ISTThere’s a lot happening in our country, much of which is making us cower and quiver. Here’s a glimpse of what makes us way s(l)icker than we really...
Bouncing the ball
7 Nov 2021 6:23 PM ISTThe Center has set the fuel fest-ball rolling and we can only hope that there is no further flipside. State VAT needs to be fixed. The problem –...
The truth and the lies
31 Oct 2021 8:48 PM ISTIt is a grey area that we consternate over daily. The truth is that the chasm of our belief is widening, as is our redoubtable appetite to digest the...
Will the Maharaja reign again?
24 Oct 2021 7:32 PM ISTBeing familiar with the Tatas, I am confident that the famous moustache shall be waxed once more, making Air-India the world's benchmark airline yet...
Black gold to bust
17 Oct 2021 6:27 PM ISTIt was a looming crisis that we ignored. We kept gabbing about green power, even as coal stockpiles at thermal plants tanked, leaving us staring at...
Humanity lost
10 Oct 2021 7:15 PM ISTWe have lost the plot. Why else would we mow down our very own and trigger mayhem in a most macabre way? In the process, we are grabbing global infamy