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How an Assamese engineer quit his job to become a ‘plant doctor’ and help farmers

Ashish Kundra - 22 March, 2023

Under Ashoka, Chandragupta, India accounted for 32% of the world’s GDP

SH Raza’s art was rooted in Hindu metaphysics. It was complimentary to his faith not binary

Under Mao, CCP made tall promises to women in China but none found place in 1956 Politburo

The true story behind one of India’s darkest cricketing days: the 1996 World Cup semi-final

ThePrint Team - 14 January, 2018

In this except from his book 'Imperfect', Sanjay Manjrekar talks about one of India's most controversial matches ever and debunks some conspiracy theories.

Sanjay Manjrekar on the dangers of using ‘locker room’ banter during cricket commentary

ThePrint Team - 13 January, 2018

In this excerpt from his book 'Imperfect' Sanjay Manjrekar talks about the controversial incident in which former Australian cricketer Dean Jones called South African batsman Hashim Amla a terrorist.

Sanjay Manjrekar on his legendary father Vijay: A disturbed, frustrated and angry man

ThePrint Team - 6 January, 2018

Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar bares his struggles, frailties, and personal issues with his illustrious father, Vijay Manjrekar.

2G spectrum allocation was a total bankruptcy of any pretence of morality: Vinod Rai

ThePrint Team - 21 December, 2017

In this excerpt from his book titled 'Not Just An Accountant', former CAG Vinod Rai writes about how the auditor came up with the number and its consequences.

China’s objective in the 1962 war was to teach India a lesson, says new book

ThePrint Team - 6 December, 2017

A new book attempts to dispel the notion that India was the provocateur in the 1962 war with China. 'China's India War' by Bertil Lintner says that China had caught India by surprise and it had a simple objective.

Gauri Lankesh on when the Bajrang Dal wanted an Ayodhya in the south

ThePrint Team - 6 December, 2017

In 2003, Hindu groups laid siege to a dargah in Karnataka, calling it the Ayodhya of South. Here is what Gauri Lankesh wrote about it on 3 December 2003 in Lankesh Patrike.

PM Modi’s economic advisory panel member bats for universal basic income

ThePrint Team - 5 December, 2017

In his latest book titled 'The New Wealth of Nations', Bhalla explains how a universal income for the poor is a welfare system whose time may have come across the world.

I always had a soft spot for Shashi Kapoor, I remember his eyelashes: Sharmila Tagore

ThePrint Team - 4 December, 2017

Shashi Kapoor, the luminous, talented, dimpled and twinkle-eyed charmer of Indian cinema, died at the age of 79 after a prolonged period of immobility and fragile health.

Manmohan, Sonia, Chidambaram, Sibal, all opposed retrospective tax: Pranab Mukherjee

ThePrint Team - 27 October, 2017

What foreign investors need is certainty in tax laws and not a tax-free environment, the former President and finance minister argues to justify his controversial tax decision.

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ThePrint Team - 28 May, 2021

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English news channels don’t have time for Ukraine war. They’ve ‘Hunt...

Shailaja Bajpai - 23 March, 2023

The chances of a conflict between America and China may appear unrealistic to security experts but on Hindi news channels, world war is being waged every single day.