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The author is a Delhi-based commentator and analyst
    Book Review | Of X-rays, CT & Tragedy at AIIMSBooks and Art
    Book Review | Of X-rays, CT & Tragedy at AIIMS

    You would not get a better account of the hours that Indira Gandhi’s body remained at AIIMS before it was shifted to...

    12 July 2025 12:49 PM IST

    Book Review | The Honourable Nehru-Matthai ClashBooks and Art
    Book Review | The Honourable Nehru-Matthai Clash

    Dadabhoy avoids the trap of the anti-Nehru flavour by showing Matthai as the victim of Nehru’s high handedness. He...

    6 July 2025 10:19 AM IST

    Book Review | The Honourable Nehru-Matthai ClashBooks and Art
    Book Review | The Honourable Nehru-Matthai Clash

    Matthai thought it was unnecessary expenditure which could be avoided. But Nehru was keen about it. Matthai and Nehru...

    28 Jun 2025 3:55 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | How Indira Misread Signs, Failed Morality Test in 1975Columnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | How Indira Misread Signs, Failed Morality...

    Sholay, Deewar, and Aandhi captured the unrest and spirit of 1975 better than news or speeches.

    24 Jun 2025 8:48 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Uncertainty Of Monsoon Continues To Haunt IndiaColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Uncertainty Of Monsoon Continues To Haunt...

    Agriculture is a key factor in the growth rate of the economy. The Economic Survey 2023-24 noted that agriculture...

    14 Jun 2025 12:16 AM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The Conundrum of Caste Calculus in India’s PolityColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The Conundrum of Caste Calculus in India’s...

    Politics shifts as caste groups push for identity, rights, and representation

    15 May 2025 9:28 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Leo XIV, 1st American Pope, Picks Francis’ ‘Peace’ BatonColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Leo XIV, 1st American Pope, Picks Francis’...

    The newly-elected Pope Leo XIV seems closer to Pope Francis in his idea of being with the oppressed

    10 May 2025 2:15 AM IST

    Book Review | A Challenging Thought Anthology On The Idea of IndiaBooks and Art
    Book Review | A Challenging Thought Anthology On The Idea of India

    There would be many who will argue that other schools of thought, especially the Charvakas, or the Materialist School,...

    26 April 2025 7:34 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will New Pontiff Continue Pope Francis’ Glasnost?Columnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Will New Pontiff Continue Pope Francis’...

    Even as he adopted the name of Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, he showed his commitment to the Franciscan vows of...

    23 April 2025 12:26 AM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | ‘Small modular reactors’: New ‘nuclear’ buzz wordColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | ‘Small modular reactors’: New ‘nuclear’...

    The simple fact is that nuclear reactors come with advantages and dangers. There is no point in exaggerating them

    11 April 2025 11:06 PM IST

    Books | Decoding twists in Bofors storyBooks and Art
    Books | Decoding twists in Bofors story

    The story becomes interesting because Subramaniam is focused on the payment of bribes and she feels outraged by the fact...

    29 March 2025 3:48 PM IST

    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | After 50 Years, Population Back As Live Issue in IndiaColumnists
    Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | After 50 Years, Population Back As Live...

    Population control resurfaces, and policymakers face the challenge of harnessing a demographic dividend for sustainable...

    23 March 2025 11:02 PM IST

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