ONE of the unhealthy things people do is the way they speak of themselves. They speak poorly, especially about their physical health. They express a

About 20 years ago, the five-day week was not common in India. Some people in an office in Mumbai approached their boss to demand it.

A few weeks ago, I read a headline in The Guardian: “Is Netflix deliberately dumbing down TV so people can watch while scrolling?” I had to

Once, what did we want our nation to be? Like the West. What did we want to be? To enjoy life like people in the

Most people do not have strong beliefs. They arrive at them by developing the exact opposite views of those they despise. The ongoing political drama

The plan to relocate over two million Palestinians from Gaza to neighbouring Arab nations is the second-best idea for lasting peace in the region. The

Rhyming words have promoted many dubious ideas. Like ‘brain drain.’ Not long ago, everyone was talking about it, as though those of us who stayed

Long before Donald Trump, from the time I remember, migration to the United States was a rite of humiliation. Yet, it was exactly what the

For a man who was said to be incapable of subterfuge or even office politics, a skill in which Indians excel, Manmohan Singh thrived in

(This first appeared in The Mint, in November 2019) One summer day in 1981, Sunil Gupta went to Tihar Jail to start work as assistant