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Aeschylus. Mephistopheles

2 Jan 2022 11:21 PM IST
Into 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 IST
Just 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 IST
For 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 IST
Here’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 IST
Let’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 IST
UP, 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 IST
There’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 IST
The 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 IST
It 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 IST
Being 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 IST
It 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 IST
We 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
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