Songs from Border, love letters and near-death experiences — Captain Vijyant Thapar’s army life
In a new book 'Vijayant at Kargil', Col V.N. Thapar writes about his son Vijyant, who was killed when he was 22 during the Kargil War's Knoll assault.
Dadabhai Naoroji believed the Indian civil service was the reason for India’s poverty
In Naoroji, Dinyar Patel writes about the Parsi politician’s theory of how a lack of Indians in the administrative corps caused Indian impoverishment.
Pune to Bengaluru: Indians opt for pay-and-plug solutions when govt fails
In The Gated Republic, Shankkar Aiyar writes about why Indians don’t want to depend on the government and 'babudom' for the most basic of necessities.
‘Baba, you have to accept the challenge’: Aaditya Thackeray said after Pawar wanted Uddhav as CM
In Checkmate: How BJP Won and Lost Maharashtra, Sudhir Suryawanshi writes about why Uddhav Thackeray took it upon himself to secure the future of his family and his party.
Vijayanagara was more magnificent than Rome, and Krishnadevaraya India’s first global leader
In Raya, Srinivas Reddy writes about how Vijayanagara in the Deccan was a sprawling city of traders, poets and centre of literary revival.
Harvard-rejected Indian, old physiologist & Black surgeon made US’ ‘most versatile antibiotic’
In Pharma, Gerald Posner writes about how an unlikely trio working for a small US company called Lederle discovered Aureomycin, a broad-spectrum antibiotic in 1948.
Working all day and 107 kg. A health check-up was a wake-up call for this ‘corporate slave’
In Stress Diaries, Rachna Khanna Singh writes about self-realisation, which can make us seek help when we feel that something within us is changing.
Nehru told Raja Rao: Enough of Rama, Krishna — 3,000 yrs of deities got us slavery, poverty
In an essay, compiled in the book The Meaning of India, Raja Rao wrote about meeting Nehru in Germany, taking Evian bottles for his wife and talking about gods.
Women use emojis the most, but world’s fastest-growing language was all male until recently
In Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez writes about how we still read most things as ‘male’ — from emojis to TV to language.
Karunanidhi failed board exams thrice. Annadurai told him to study, not write on revolution
In Karunanidhi: The Definitive Biography, Vaasanthi writes about Karunanidhi’s reaction when Annadurai told him to stop sending articles on youth revolution.
Yogi Adityanath said ‘gunda raj’ over and people bought it. But UP crime still the worst
The Yogi Adityanath govt’s brazen touting of encounter killings has gained popular support, but has failed to curb crime on the ground in Uttar Pradesh.
India added 7 crore jobs in June — mostly daily wagers, farmers and small businesses
About 12 crore jobs were lost due to the lockdown in April, but things are gradually improving. However, only 39 lakh new salaried jobs have been created.
Defence
Indian and Chinese troops begin disengagement in Ladakh, Army to remain very cautious
The Indian Army will carry out a verification process in a 72-hour window to ensure China's PLA soldiers have adhered to the agreement arrived at the Corps Commander-level meetings.
It’s time for China, Pakistan, even India to rethink the fantasy Modi called expansionism
India, China and Pakistan all want territory from another. But it’s a pursuit doomed to fail as they can’t get it without annihilating the other.