In Retrospect - Page 23
Discomfitng truth
28 Jun 2020 1:16 AM ISTTo those nestled at home, COVID-19 deaths are just a number, an inconvenient fact — but to those living through its dismal reality, there is no such...
An extraordinary show of will
20 Jun 2020 11:37 PM ISTA month after Cyclone Amphan cut a swathe through West Bengal, the State is already well on its way to recovery with coordinated efforts of...
Indian agriculture post-COVID
13 Jun 2020 11:08 PM ISTAt a time when the Indian economy is faltering and welfare systems are buckling under crushing pressure, reforms in the agriculture sector can help...
No Black No White
6 Jun 2020 11:32 PM ISTThe outrage in the US is not a first. The nation has a long lineage of tumult. But each time, the country has got up, dusted itself off and learnt to...
Left out in the storm
30 May 2020 10:48 PM ISTWith the Centre vehemently refusing to acknowledge the scale of devastation left behind by Cyclone Amphan on a pandemic struck and cash strapped West...
False promises & hope anew
23 May 2020 11:56 PM ISTCOVID-19 has laid bare for all to see, the plight of the informal sector and the migrant workers who sustain it. Vinay Kumar & Sunita Narain reflect...
How dare we
16 May 2020 11:27 PM ISTAfter having starved themselves to death; after putting their lives at risk to reach home; after blistering their feet to see their families and after...
The new India: Have Bottle, Will Drink
9 May 2020 11:40 PM ISTQueues outside liquor shops stretch as far as the eye can see, with hundreds lined up exhibiting a shameless disregard for physical distancing....
A changed globe
2 May 2020 8:42 PM ISTAfter the world manages to pull itself out of what can easily be considered as this century’s defining moment of crisis, the human species will have...
We failed them
25 April 2020 10:57 PM ISTWe as a civilised society must take stock of the shameful incidences of healthcare workers and doctors being ostracised and assaulted by those they...
Resilient? No, hungry
18 April 2020 9:45 PM ISTWhy is it that the Indian middle-class and elite are okay in the belief that our poor are resilient? Maybe we have mistaken their patience for...
Gauging social inhibitions
11 April 2020 8:36 PM ISTThe new social distancing norms necessitated by the current pandemic will have far-reaching consequences on how we interact, even as the scale of the...
The Great Growth Mirage
5 July 2025 11:30 PM ISTPrada’s Sandal Scandal
5 July 2025 11:26 PM ISTCooperatives: The New Face of Rural India
5 July 2025 11:23 PM ISTA Solution in Plain Sight
5 July 2025 11:20 PM ISTEchoes of Melody & Melancholy
5 July 2025 11:19 PM IST
Returning to 'Kyunki...' not just a step back in a role but to a story...
8 July 2025 7:11 PM ISTAmbedkar wanted judiciary to be free from executive interference: CJI...
8 July 2025 6:43 PM ISTEPFO to complete process of crediting interest into members' account...
8 July 2025 6:41 PM ISTTwo CRPF personnel injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh
8 July 2025 6:40 PM ISTJNU Students' Union urges faculty to join hunger strike in support of...
8 July 2025 6:39 PM IST