Where the heart is without fear
Where the heart is without fear
When angry, loud declaration of patriotism becomes the crutch of the State, something has to be amiss.
Aesha Datta
Aesha Datta
aesha.datta@thehindu.co.in
Journalist. Dreamer. Procrastinator. Amateur photographer. Tea-lover. Tech-impaired. Shameless foodie.
Dilwalon ki Dilli
Dilwalon ki Dilli
Little things can sometimes change your mind and give you a kind of clarity you didn’t expect. Well. May be ...
Pran: The 'Life' of Hindi Cinema
Pran: The 'Life' of Hindi Cinema
“Sherkhan khud aaya tha, khud chala jayega.” And so he did. Pran Kishan Sikand, the gentleman villian, is no ...
Grand Slam on Inverdale
Grand Slam on Inverdale
My faith in humanity’s intelligence took a huge beating on Saturday. While a very senior journalist (sports ...
False Pride and Prejudice
False Pride and Prejudice
Mallika Sherawat called a spade a spade when she said India is regressive for women. So, then, what elicited ...
Blood-stained democracy
Blood-stained democracy
The attack on Salwa Judum founder, Mahendra Karma, was only a question of when and not if.
Fair wear?
Fair wear?
I smoke and I drink. And, yes, I like fattening no-good junk food. Bad things, right? Well, my argument about ...
Candles in the wind
Candles in the wind
The cruel rape of a toddler, a five-year-old child, has chilled the power-centre, Delhi, once more. But, ...
A lesser pain?
A lesser pain?
Two nations were wracked by bombings on Monday. People lost lives in both nations. Yet, one got more ...
Green-washed
Green-washed
About a year from now we were made familiar with three little children — Bindo, Pushto and Nando. These three ...
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Staying a notch ahead of the pandemic
An international network that helps vaccine-makers stay a step ahead of the virus, assessing vaccines against ...
Roadblocks to vaccination
Misinformation and the infodemic fuelled vaccine hesitancy in some countries
As the price of aviation turbine fuel soars, airlines’ finances spin out of control
With the impact of the pandemic going down to some extent, air travel for leisure has increased dramatically.
Becoming Atmanirbhar
India needs to produce its own commercial aircraft to forge ahead
Five mutual funds for your retirement
Take your pick from the top retirement funds. Toppers in aggressive and conservative hybrid, and flexi-cap ...
Index Outlook: Key indices stare at barrier ahead
The Sensex and Nifty 50 are range-bound and have paused at the upper band. Stay alert
Should you invest in Tata Business Cycle Fund NFO?
Performance depends on successful identification of stage of business cycle and portfolio allocation
How a techie couple with kids put their finances in order
Covid has taught everyone that challenges could come at any time with amplified magnitude
Will The Hundred stoke cricket?
All eyes are on the Olympics, but away from the glare in England, a new format tournament threatens to disrupt ...
Exiting with grace and dignity
When changing jobs, upright professionals should communicate their decision to resign with truth and honesty, ...
Prince Philip on how to ‘get on with it’
Gyles Brandreth’s biography is an anecdote-filled final portrait of the ever-practical duke
Amartya Sen and the ‘busted subject’
The Nobel laureate found out that welfare economics was a non-subject at Cambridge
Beena Kannan’s new silk route from Kerala
The Seematti CEO’s new brand — launched in her own name — is weaving a new story for silk, beyond sarees
The race to become out of the world brands
Much before Branson and Bezos, brands have propelled themselves into space in a bid to captivate viewers
On the Campaign Trail
The biggest games on the planet, the Olympics, have begun. However, the mega event, being described as the ...
Touch deprived humans
The pandemic has led to “touch starvation”. Isobar, the digital agency from the house of Dentsu India, has ...
Is GST about ease of doing business?
Three years after its inception, compliance with GST procedures remains a headache for exporters, job workers ...
Channapatna sees a revival
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of companies are altering the prospects for wooden toys of ...
Clustering around Koppal
Aequs Aerospace to create space for large-scale manufacture of toys at Koppal
Say cheese, says the organised dairy sector
And it has every reason to smile. Covid-19 has triggered a consumer shift towards branded products as ...