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 ...
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 ...
Other
Daimler leverages global strengths for BS-VI trucks
Company confident that it will take the pole position by offering top-class value proposition in India
Now, the Chinese beat a path to Andhra Pradesh’s door
After Kia and Isuzu, automakers from China explore options in the State
After India, General Motors turns its back on ASEAN
Company will now only focus on China, Korea, LatAm and the US
XPulse Rally Kit now a reality
If Hero’s Dakar program brings the slightest amount of intrigue, you must already be following the XPulse’s ...
What do the change in SEBI investment advisor rules mean to you?
SEBI's new rules seek to end practices such as misselling and bring in transparency in fees
Three ELSS funds for tax-saving in FY20
These have outperformed broader market indices and funds in equity diversified categories
Insurance uncovered
I am looking for a term insurance policy with low premium and best claim settlement history. I already have a ...
How to safeguard shares pledged with brokers
Here are 10 caveats that help you protect assets pledged with brokers and DPs
Here comes the young
Mumbai’s CIMA Art Mela — the first to be held in the city — gave emerging artists a platform to connect with ...
Sea Change
Sea level rise is no longer a distant warning, but a clear and present danger. As species disappear and ...
Expelliarmus, piracy!
Bloomsbury founder Nigel Newton on surviving book piracy in India, choosing authors and his favourite titles
Krishna Baldev Vaid: Remembering his restless pen
Krishna Baldev Vaid, famous for ‘breaking rules and not winning awards’, was a towering figure in Hindi ...
Budget takeaways: How are consumer needs going to change?
In a fluid economic situation, marketers need to zoom in on new pockets of growth
Soon information is going to go completely invisible: CEO of Samsung STAR Labs
Pranav Mistry of Samsung STAR Labs on AI and the positive power of data
Quick wrap
Carmesi’s Insta campaignBiodegradable sanitary napkin brand Carmesi has just launched an awareness campaign, ...
Takeaways for marketers from CES 2020
The big P-word — privacy — and other dominating consumer themes from the global stage of innovation
Is ‘tax terrorism’ for real?
Arrests and imprisonment over tax offences have increasingly become commonplace, raising questions of official ...
The resolution of ballooning tax arrears
Dispute settlement schemes are expected to clear the litigation backlog and ramp up revenues
More compliance does not mean tax terrorism: Gopal Krishna Agarwal
Neither the Union Budget nor Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s subsequent assertion about there being no cause ...
It is corruption as usual in Tirupur
Two years have gone by since the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. But with reports ...