Attukal Pongala
Attukal Pongala
Kerala's capital is in a thrall. The city is bedecked for the world's largest annual gathering of women, to ...
R K Nair
R.K. Nair
radhakrishnan.nair@thehindu.co.in
A veteran journalist who enjoys looking at the quirky side of life
The marine imbroglio
The marine imbroglio
The vexatious trial of the two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen is threatening to ...
Salute Sandhya!
Salute Sandhya!
Sometimes the most unlikely people become heroes. A feisty housewife who stood up to a band of militant ...
The politics of child marriage
The politics of child marriage
India's stand at the UN Human Rights Council was viewed with apprehension by the intelligentsia in Kerala.
'Spirit'ual Kerala
'Spirit'ual Kerala
As the Onam festival draws near, the queues outside Bevco liquor vends in Kerala are growing longer and ...
The 'ugly Indian' syndrome
The 'ugly Indian' syndrome
The Hindu did a commendable job of offering its op-ed page space to half a dozen writers from as many ...
Of Palins and Quayles
Of Palins and Quayles
A TV interview with a woman candidate of Australia's One Nation Party, in which she mistook Islam for a ...
An Arabian nightmare
An Arabian nightmare
The 23rd anniversary of Iraqi invasion of Kuwait has just passed. On the intervening night of August 1 and 2, ...
Hartal greetings!
Hartal greetings!
Thiruvananthapuram district has been shut down. This is the sixth shutdown in as many months. Some right-wing ...
Primitive blame game
Primitive blame game
The latest controversy gives rise to a nagging suspicion: Were the utterances of the Kerala Chief Minister and ...
'Spirit'ual Kerala
'Spirit'ual Kerala
As the Onam festival draws near, the queues outside Bevco liquor vends in Kerala are growing longer and ...
The 'ugly Indian' syndrome
The 'ugly Indian' syndrome
The Hindu did a commendable job of offering its op-ed page space to half a dozen writers from as many ...
Of Palins and Quayles
Of Palins and Quayles
A TV interview with a woman candidate of Australia's One Nation Party, in which she mistook Islam for a ...
Other
Beware the quantum computers
Today’s encryption technology will be putty in the hands of those running the post-quantum world. How equipped ...
‘The Bharat trend in start-ups is exciting’
Rocketship’s Anand Rajaraman on getting pitches from places like Rameswaram and Patna
Banking on algorithms and chatbots to avoid bad loans
Bengaluru-based Archeron group plans to open five banks that are run entirely by AI and quantum technologies
India Cements: A swashbuckling innings of 75 not out
Ably skippered by N Srinivasan, India Cements is upping its post-Covid-19 game by expanding capacity
Pandemic concerns this time won’t extend beyond 2-3 months: A Balasubramanian of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC
Fiscal stimulus, friendly monetary policy and firm commodity prices point towards normalcy, says the MD and ...
Why the stock of Hero MotoCorp is a good ‘Buy’
Price correction is a good opportunity for long-term investors to take the plunge
Index Outlook: Key hurdles can limit the rally
Q4 earnings, along with progress in controlling Covid-19 spread, will be in focus
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Caution: Women at work
In an age of falling female workforce participation, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, policy makers and ...
A lack of trust
Of an injured baby goat, young men on motorcycles and political tensions
A quiz to spin around
It’s the birthday of Muttiah Muralitharan — the man who took a staggering 800 test wickets. What better way to ...
The death of the author
An ode to writer and great-uncle Ved Mehta, and Ekarat, the friend who wrote and quit on his own terms
All aboard the IPL 14 brandwagon
Marketers are padded up, sponsorship deals have been struck, and campaigns are rolling out. Now let the games ...
Why common sense is rare
And what marketers can possibly do to bring it back in our lives
Ulka@60 — still shining bright
The agency has changed form over the years but its lustre has not dimmed
Madison Media exits Sri Lanka
Media Factory has purchased the majority stake held by Sam and Lara Balsara of Madison World in Madison Media ...
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 ...