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India needs more heroes like Vijender, Saina... (28 August 10:52) |
| After a really long time, the blue billion has got new heroes to cheer for. The emergence of Akhil, Vijender, Sushil and Abhinav is a welcome change |
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Madonna's mischief (28 August 09:48) |
| The new video that pop star Madonna is showing on her tour is "appalling" say critics. |
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Poorer pavements (28 August 09:48) |
| In those periodic clean up operations which sweep through Mumbai every now and then, pavement booksellers have been early casualties. |
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Signboard language (28 August 09:48) |
| The question of signboards in Marathi has come to a head ('We won't bow down to MNS diktat, say traders', DNA, August 27).
-MN Kale, Mumbai |
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On being your own person (28 August 09:46) |
| Every human being should take a road of his own. Every mind should think, investigate and conclude for itself. |
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Is democracy art's new buzzword? (28 August 09:44) |
| Strange and unthinkable things have been happening this sultry August in Delhi. I limit myself here to the world of art, the art mart actually. |
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Take a fair call (28 August 09:43) |
| In recent weeks there has been opposition to the Indo-US nuclear deal at the Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG), and also among some lawmakers in the US. |
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Strange customs (28 August 09:42) |
| There is a touch of the theatre of the absurd in the midnight police raid on a Lonavala bungalow where a party was going on. |
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Publilius Syrus (28 August 09:41) |
| Where there is unity there is always victory.
Publilius Syrus |
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Jammu lessons (28 August 09:41) |
| Another terror attack, another trauma, another hard-won encounter. That is the lesson from the terrorist hold up in Chinore, near Jammu on Wednesday. |
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Invasion of privacy is a raid too far (28 August 07:46) |
| Now we all have read in the newspapers about how the Pune police raided a private party in a bungalow in Lonavala. |
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Illegal hobby (27 August 09:39) |
| A report focused on how members of the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council included hunting as a hobby in their biodatas.
-CB Navalkar, Mumbai |
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In pursuit of happiness (27 August 09:34) |
| Under the sky is perfect enjoyment to be found or not? Are there any who can preserve themselves alive or not? If there be, what do they do? What do they maintain? |
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Right to a fair trial (27 August 09:30) |
| How a person is treated, when accused of a crime, provides a concrete demonstration of how far a State respects human rights. |
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Firm stand (27 August 09:29) |
| The somewhat immature antics of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have finally met with firm resistance. |
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Soren returns (27 August 09:27) |
| He is back as Jharkhand chief minister for a second term and this time hopefully for a longer time than in 2005 when it lasted for a mere nine days. |
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New deals in Singur (27 August 04:00) |
| In a perfect world, the peasant, the proletariat and the promoter of large investments would all win in equal measure from any change. |
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List of duties (26 August 10:05) |
| Whosoever becomes the next president of Pakistan will have to deal with some critical issues.
-Rajendra K Aneja, Dubai |
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Spelling bee (26 August 10:04) |
| The word spelt most incorrecly in English on the internet is 'supersede.' |
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Hard sell (26 August 10:04) |
| Time was when builders and agents selling exotic second homes to buyers sat pretty as the demand was high. |
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Controlling your thoughts (26 August 10:03) |
| Unconsciously, we form habits every moment of our lives. Some are habits of a desirable nature; some are of a most undesirable nature. |
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Define the role of the NSA (26 August 10:01) |
| National security adviser MK Narayanan briefed the Union cabinet after a visit to Kashmir valley that it was not a police bullet that killed Hurriyat leader Sheikh Abdul Aziz.
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Uncertain times (26 August 09:59) |
| The inevitable has happened. The coalition of opposites in Pakistan, always on shaky ground has collapsed, with Nawaz Sharif walking out. |
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Communal fires (26 August 09:58) |
| Reports of communal violence are depressingly familiar and the attacks on Christian homes and churches raise memories of similar incidents in the past. But this time it is different. |
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James Baldwin (26 August 09:57) |
| History is not a procession of illustrious people. It's about what happens to a people. Millions of anonymous people is what history is about.
James Baldwin |
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Wakefulness is also a dream (25 August 09:39) |
| In both states-waking and dreaming-objects are "Perceived", i.e., are associated with subject-object relationship. This is the similarity between the two. |
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Punish the vandals (25 August 09:39) |
| We, as citizens of Mumbai, condemn unequivocally the vandalising of a protest exhibition held at the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust.
-Teesta Setalvad, Anil Dharker, Rahul Bose, via email
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Kashmir needs freedom from violence (25 August 09:37) |
| Wallowing in idealistic romance can lead us to bizarre presumptions. Nothing illustrates this better than Malavika Sangghvi's column, 'Please, set Kashmir Free'. |
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In the ghetto (25 August 09:34) |
| The Indian project was the creation of an inclusive secular democracy which gave all citizens equal opportunities. This is the basis of our Constitution and should govern our conduct. |
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Human factor (25 August 09:33) |
| It is a case of unequal equations, however much that may hurt the pride of emerging India. |
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Double standards (25 August 09:32) |
| Janmashtami is more than just for the devout - they are important social occasions where communities congregate and take part in traditions handed down over the years. |
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Material Girl of Carbon (24 August 10:31) |
| The Material Girl who is Like a Virgin has got environmentalists all fretting and fuming. |
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How to manage oneself (24 August 10:31) |
| When we consider the problems and techniques of management, it is always done by human beings and it is man that remains as the backbone of this process |
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Unsung soldiers (24 August 10:30) |
| Sathya Saran's piece, 'Requiem for unsung soldiers' (DNA, August 16) was excellent. It captured the feelings and thoughts that one feels
-Amba Charan, via email |
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Revive the peace process (24 August 10:22) |
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Even before General (retd) Pervez Musharraf's resignation from the office of president of Pakistan on August 18, it was amply clear that he had ceased to call the shots. |
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Games over (24 August 10:21) |
| The curtains have come down and for another four years from now, the world's athletes will train, concentrate, work and worship to outdo what was done |
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Apt choice (24 August 10:21) |
| Barack Obama's choice of senior senate leader Joseph Biden as his running mate in the November presidential election seems to be a judicious one. |
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Dawn Fraser (24 August 10:20) |
| The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself.
Dawn Fraser |
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Back to the middle ages (23 August 06:12) |
| The Test series spoilt us: We got so used to correct decisions being made, thanks to a referral system which allowed players to appeal for TV reviews. |
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Back to cricket's dark ages (23 August 06:12) |
| The Test series spoilt us: We got so used to correct decisions being made, thanks to a referral system which allowed players to appeal for TV reviews. |
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Tale of 2 Kumars: Akhil & Vijender (22 August 10:18) |
| After losing his quarter-final bout with Moldova's Gojan Veaceslav, as he walked back to his corner, Akhil had a smile on his face. |
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Aptly put (22 August 09:21) |
| Your editorial, 'Just desserts' (DNA, August 22) says it all.
-V Subramanyan, Thane |
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For a taste of Japan (22 August 09:20) |
| In the 1980s, it was said that you could tell whether a city was gastronomically sophisticated by one sure sign - did it have a Japanese restaurant? |
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The sea lions of San Francisco (22 August 09:19) |
| Munching on a chocolate-filled croissant from a famous local bakery in the cool confines of my home in Mumbai, I pound on my computer keys in the dead of night. |
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In a bold new political role (22 August 09:17) |
| Political pundits and media analysts have been writing off the impact of Telugu matinee idol Chiranjeevi's entry into state politics for many months now. |
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Tata's warning (22 August 09:15) |
| When Ratan Tata unveiled his dream project, the Nano, which would make the car affordable to middle-class Indian families, it made headlines all over the world. |
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Memories of Bombay (22 August 07:46) |
| Come summer and our childhood days were filled with people who have now stopped frequenting the old areas of Mumbai. |
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Wrong decision (21 August 09:51) |
| The Archaeological Survey of India should have known better than to clean the Taj Mahal.
-Hormuz P Mama, via email
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Fighting corruption (21 August 09:50) |
| The Right to Information can sometimes throw up many interesting details. |
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Olympics and bikinis babes (21 August 09:49) |
| A three-time Olympian from California says the two-piece bikinis sported by many beach volleyball players are more than fashion, they're function. |
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