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. Many see it as yet another example of appea
The politics of child marriage India's stand at the UN Human Rights Council was viewed with apprehension by the intelligentsia in Kerala. Many see it as yet another example of appea
Primitive blame game The latest controversy gives rise to a nagging suspicion: Were the utterances of the Kerala Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleague aimed at deflecti
Hits below the belt "John le Carré's conduct in your pages is like ... that of a man who, having relieved himself in his own hat, makes haste to clamp the brimming
Hyper colour-sensitivity Indians in general and North Indians in particular are hypersensitive to skin colour. Fairer the skin, the higher the presumed social status and socie
Chips Ahoy! The EV race looks set to be a high voltage thriller with brands that have no history of car-making entering the fray. Will access to cells and chips b
Chip shortage: Buyers go for new Creta variants with lesser features Buyers opt for the Creta models with lower number of semiconductors to avoid the long waiting period
Alt energy How dirty coal power is taking a beating Coal is certainly on its way out with 326 GW of coal-fired power plants scrapped since 2015, and no announcements of new plants
Budget expectations: Banking and financial services While FY22 was thought of as a year of resurgence for financial institutions, the second Covid wave brought more economical turbulence with it than an
Budget expectations: Health and well-being Pandemic impact in short term and need for higher healthcare allocation are pressing concerns
Auroville: An utopian search for a better world Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit
Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century
Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up
