Columns from Hindustan Times

The sixth weapon and the sticky ghoul

Sat, 25 May 2013 19:42:25 GMT

Buddha Poornima cannot but recall the Jatakas and it’s hard to choose which one to share. This little-known Jataka, for one, seems at first to be a ‘so-what’ story until the point stings. Renuka Narayanan writes.

A man for all reasons

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:16:21 GMT

Sharif is committed to picking up from where Vajpayee and he left off around 14 years ago. The political class in India should not let him down, writes Vinod Sharma.

India under a Eurosceptic lens

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:50 GMT

By focusing on the problem of Eastern European immigrants, the UKIP has taken away the heat from Indian migration. Dipankar De Sarkar writes.

A journey to nowhere

Wed, 22 May 2013 07:55:22 GMT

Pawar is making sure the old wounds are reopened and Modi does not get a foot in the door of the second largest state in India in terms of seats in Lok Sabha.

Now let there be more learning

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:49:07 GMT

Excessive control and irresponsible criticism has contributed in the paralysis of some Indian private universities. Santosh Choubey writes.

Saving our mothers

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:18 GMT

Maternal health, reproductive health and family planning must be integrated into one plan that recognises woman’s health as a basic right, writes Poonam Muttreja.

Umpire Reuben and crickets cheats

Sun, 19 May 2013 21:02:14 GMT

Before the current spot-fixing scam and the match-fixing scam that broke in 2000, the biggest controversy in cricket in India happened in 1976 when England's fast bowler John Lever was found using Vaseline, allegedly to get more ‘swing,’ by umpire Judah Reuben of Bombay who died in 2006. Ayaz Memon writes.

Fill the trade basket now

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:19:09 GMT

India and Pakistan must delink economic engagement from strategic issues. Reshma Patil writes.

Closer to a world without HIV

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:11:42 GMT

Given its clear leadership in vaccine manufacturing, India must take a lead role in finding an Aids preventive. Oscar Fernandes writes.

Dragon will talk turkey

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:13 GMT

The Chinese Premier reached India on May 19 evening. While he is in India, New Delhi must keep in mind that China has used its economic ties to armtwist many nations, writes Jayadeva Ranade.

Legal solution alone not enough

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:11:39 GMT

There was a time when cricket looked upon T20 as a saviour. However, following revelations of another major corruption scandal in the lavish spending Indian T20 league, officials must now be wondering about the wisdom of opening up more fixing avenues to the crooks. Ian Chappell writes.

Entire Indian cricket establishment is compromised

Sat, 18 May 2013 18:07:30 GMT

The ticking time-bomb that the Indian T20 league was, has finally exploded to tear to smithereens the facade of well-being the `paid servants' of the Board have been trying to build for Indian cricket for the last few years. Pradeep Magazine writes.

Read a document before signing on the dotted line

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:48:40 GMT

Whenever your banker asks you to sign a document, read it first. Don’t let your aversion to filling up a form or reading a lengthy document get the better of you and sign on the dotted line without reading the document. Pushpa Girimaji writes.

Its over and doubt

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:10:11 GMT

Bunny: It’s a lovely evening here at the Wankhede stadium, the bookies are chirping in the stands, the money launderers are singing and the home side is batting. Baja: This is an absolutely critical over, the odds are 3 to 1 we get 15 runs off it. Manas Chakravarty writes.

A very sharif Nawaz

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:02:40 GMT

The first thing that strikes you about Nawaz Sharif is his smile. It’s big and broad and seems to cover his large face. And when he smiles his eyes light up. Karan Thapar writes.

Indias coolest town

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:58:54 GMT

The moment you get out of Gauhati airport, you hear a bunch of people announcing ‘Schlong. Schlong’. The road to the capital of Meghalaya is paved with good intentions and little else. Indrajit Hazra writes.

Not in the stars for now

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:27:28 GMT

Nawaz Sharif pressed all the right buttons when he spoke about India while campaigning and especially when he had a microphone in front of him. A Pakistani leader who believes in peace with India does not do so for love of India. he believes the cost of hostility is too high a price to afford. Chanakya writes.

Has Varun averted Gandhi vs Gandhi faceoff in Amethi

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:29:47 GMT

In what appears to be a well thought out exercise to reclaim the legacy of his father, BJP leader Feroze Varun Gandhi seems to be all set to move closer to Amethi which his father won in 1980. Pankaj Vohra writes.

Lets dance with the dragon

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:59:21 GMT

Indian industry looks forward to the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to New Delhi which is expected to deliver significant results, especially as it is the new head’s first overseas tour. Chandrajit Banerjee reports.

All cheques and balance

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:56:01 GMT

If the world of publishing had a colour code, that probably switched from grey to brown this week. Brown as in Dan Brown, who has conjured up yet another codes and conspiracies concoction with Inferno. Anirudh Bhattacharyya writes.

When a part of you dies

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:27:51 GMT

Court acquittals, in the 1984 or 2002 pogroms, belong to the realm of law. It is the conscience that raises difficult questions that need to be answered, writes Gopalkrishna Gandhi.

A million postcards to save a language

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:17:29 GMT

Since March 2012, thousands of postcards addressed to the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi have been sent from cities and small towns in the country that has Sindhi-speaking residents. Manoj R Nair writes.

Its a class act on his part

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:44:04 GMT

Baz Luhrman’s $125 million extravaganza The Great Gatsby has opened in the US to mixed reviews. Bachchan, even in a small role in Hollywood, lends an extra dimension to it. Sidharth Bhatia writes.

Old crimes deserve new punishment

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:39:35 GMT

We are a medieval nation with medieval male conduct, archaic laws, a pretence of democracy touted so pompously by our mandarins, political leaders and cultural czars. Let’s look at penalties that will deter all sexual crimes. Sanjoy Hazarika writes.

Bowling a dot ball

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:35:17 GMT

Like Imran, many Indian politicians believe that the sheer force of their personality will propel them to victory in the 2014 polls. They need to review their strategies, writes Rajdeep Sardesai.