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“In Hong Kong, India has a direct interest due to the large Indian diaspora of over 22,000 people.” | AFP
Should India be bolder with China?

Should India be bolder with China?

  • Suyash Desai

    December 2, 2019, 20:05IST
For a jolt of glucose into your tired system, bite into a biscuit, or bear a child. Either way.
Back To The Village | Kids! Who needs them? Adults do

Back To The Village | Kids! Who needs them? Adults do

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    November 29, 2019, 20:42IST
The newly-built Ekana Stadium in Lucknow has already hosted a handful of domestic games through the last couple of seasons before getting the go-ahead for an international fixture. | The Hindu Archives
Lucknow’s trysts with Test cricket

Lucknow’s trysts with Test cricket

  • Rustom Deboo

    November 26, 2019, 16:24IST
The world daily offers us novel experiences in rapid succession. We would be doing ourselves a favour by slowing down to recap them, journal them, and thus make better sense of them.
The world, in your own words, please!

The world, in your own words, please!

  • Srinivasa Chakravarthy

    November 25, 2019, 20:18IST
“Time and tide may weaken your bones, but a bit of wit never hurt!”
I’m 75 and I know it!

I’m 75 and I know it!

  • George Netto

    November 19, 2019, 19:35IST
Getting together as a group to systematically solve society’s problems can be very fulfilling as well as filling.
Diary of a Little Woman | Order of the Madcaps

Diary of a Little Woman | Order of the Madcaps

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    November 15, 2019, 20:17IST
Virat Kohli.
Is India as good at T20 as it can be?

Is India as good at T20 as it can be?

  • PaajivsPunter

    November 13, 2019, 20:37IST
Criticism doesn’t necessarily degrade or disdain. If used properly, it can lead us to re-evaluate our approach towards success.
Ready for anything, India?

Ready for anything, India?

  • Anthony Khatchaturian

    November 7, 2019, 18:59IST
“There are certain people with auras so strong that you can feel it from the other end of the paddy field. Certain others have auras that are at times stronger, but lie hidden because they don’t want to draw attention to themselves.”
Back To The Village | A man for all seasons

Back To The Village | A man for all seasons

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    November 1, 2019, 20:16IST
Are bad guys bad only because they are made to look bad?
The Joker and the cinematic gaze

The Joker and the cinematic gaze

  • Karthik Keramalu

    October 30, 2019, 18:42IST
If the Indian government does get social media platforms to part with user data, it should remember that with great power over the citizens comes a greater responsibility towards the citizens.
Where is the debate on data privacy headed?

Where is the debate on data privacy headed?

  • Rohan Seth

    October 26, 2019, 20:05IST
Looking for a real challenge? Come play cricket in India. | AFP
India, one of the toughest venues in Test cricket today

India, one of the toughest venues in Test cricket today

  • PaajivsPunter

    October 22, 2019, 20:46IST
Of course it’s good to discriminate between light and dark. But not when it comes to skin colour!
Diary of a Little Woman | You lose because you’re not fair? That’s not fair!

Diary of a Little Woman | You lose because you’re not fair? That’s not fair!

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    October 18, 2019, 19:43IST
Joaquin Phoenix, joke’s on you...
Dear Joker, why so seriously out of character?

Dear Joker, why so seriously out of character?

  • Rudraa Abirami Sudarshan

    October 17, 2019, 20:14IST
Having to dig up and produce legacy documents to prove your citizenship would prove a challenge for most rural families. But finding yourself excluded despite your papers being in order?
Assam and NRC — the struggle to belong where you belong

Assam and NRC — the struggle to belong where you belong

  • Shalim M Hussain

    October 16, 2019, 20:11IST
To go forward, sometimes it pays to turn back time and bring back some stories and lessons from the past. | Pixabay
Five bricks of gold in dowry?

Five bricks of gold in dowry?

  • Tanya Mander

    October 11, 2019, 20:54IST
Edgar Lee Masters’s Spoon River Anthology is a standard part of collegiate literature curricula, and often used by aspiring thespians as their audition monologue.
From beyond the grave: the voices of America’s Malgudi

From beyond the grave: the voices of America’s Malgudi

  • Karthik Venkatesh

    October 10, 2019, 20:08IST
Dogs can be more picky about their food than their self-effacing loyalty might suggest.
Doggy Prattle | Pet peeves of privileged pets

Doggy Prattle | Pet peeves of privileged pets

  • Reem Khokhar

    October 8, 2019, 17:19IST
Why am I so happy? Let’s just call it my ‘inner’ joy. | RobinHiggins (pixabay.com)
Back To The Village | Of lifting pots and happy buttocks

Back To The Village | Of lifting pots and happy buttocks

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    October 4, 2019, 18:29IST
“Delicious shoots! You get five stars on Yelp.”
Honey, there’s a wild elephant on the porch!

Honey, there’s a wild elephant on the porch!

  • George Netto

    October 1, 2019, 18:47IST
Friends are hard to get. Old friends are hard to forget.
My friend Vasu

My friend Vasu

  • Ankita Anand

    September 30, 2019, 16:06IST
“With troop levels having shrunk to around a tenth of its former size, it is no longer possible to maximise military pressure. Any such claims that Mike Pompeo and Donald Trump make is bluster. No new rabbits can be pulled out of that hat.” | AP
Pakistan’s road to Kashmir passes through Kabul and Washington

Pakistan’s road to Kashmir passes through Kabul and Washington

  • V. Sudarshan

    September 24, 2019, 19:19IST
Blurring the lines between friends and family since September 22, 1994... | Reuters
Still Friends, 25 years later

Still Friends, 25 years later

  • Anusha Surendran

    September 23, 2019, 20:44IST
In eighty years, the Dark Knight has been through so much and come a long way from the little boy who cried over his murdered parents in Crime Alley.
Batman Day? Batman Forever

Batman Day? Batman Forever

  • Rudraa Abirami Sudarshan

    September 20, 2019, 19:08IST
Gaming the system is all too possible when the system is constructed with unjustifiable imbalances. | AP
World Test Championship ranking system — missing the point for the points?

World Test Championship ranking system — missing the point for the points?

  • PaajivsPunter

    September 16, 2019, 20:24IST
When you’ve been there and yorked this and that, you simply point to your jersey number and the crowd goes wild. | AP
Lasith Malinga’s 2019 — a journey through four yorkers

Lasith Malinga’s 2019 — a journey through four yorkers

  • Rohit Sankar

    September 11, 2019, 20:33IST
Row, row, row your shikara, gently down the Dal Lake. Life has been a nightmare for the Kashmiri of late.
What Kashmir teaches about mutual mistrust

What Kashmir teaches about mutual mistrust

  • Nazma Parveen

    September 10, 2019, 18:24IST
So many different expressions of sexuality, so few alphabets to acronymise with.
Diary of a Little Woman | Happy and gay

Diary of a Little Woman | Happy and gay

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    September 6, 2019, 19:40IST
Imagine a human being fooled by a fake moustache or glasses. Scary thing is — artificial intelligence can be. Now, imagine this fallible AI in charge of decisions that affect human rights.
Facial recognition technology — is India ready for it?

Facial recognition technology — is India ready for it?

  • Siddhartha Sarangal

    September 4, 2019, 17:12IST
The doleful look in the eyes of the Nilgiri langur tells you that it would much prefer not to be drunk as soup simply because you reckon it will make you less skinny.
Nilgiri langur, endangered by myths

Nilgiri langur, endangered by myths

  • George Netto

    September 3, 2019, 18:13IST
The irrepressible Jofra Archer, who returned a maiden five-for in Tests at Headingley, is part of a fearsome strain of modern-day fast-bowlers. | Reuters
Fast bowling on a good wicket

Fast bowling on a good wicket

  • Rohit Sankar

    August 30, 2019, 17:22IST
A woman’s role in society isn’t half as important as what society can learn from her about itself.
Dare to touch upon a woman’s womb? Why stop there?

Dare to touch upon a woman’s womb? Why stop there?

  • Ankita Anand

    August 28, 2019, 16:59IST
“Zuckerberg needs to operate in a system of checks and balances. The stakes are far too high to think otherwise.”
Facebook can’t be taken down, but Zuckerberg can be taken down a notch

Facebook can’t be taken down, but Zuckerberg can be taken down a notch

  • Rohan Seth

    August 27, 2019, 19:19IST
How does a dog travel? Why, with a pawsport, of course.
Doggy Prattle | Humans are going to the dogs, but dogs are going places

Doggy Prattle | Humans are going to the dogs, but dogs are going places

  • Reem Khokhar

    August 26, 2019, 17:44IST
Happiness checklist: an open mind, pure natural surroundings, and a pair of boots to take a walk in them in.
Back to the Village | To get back to your roots, hug a tree now and then

Back to the Village | To get back to your roots, hug a tree now and then

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    August 23, 2019, 16:37IST
Dare to ride an autorickshaw, braveheart?
A road map of the Auto-generated woes in Madras

A road map of the Auto-generated woes in Madras

  • Sravanthi Challapalli

    August 22, 2019, 17:52IST
It’s a dog’s purpose to observe and probe life’s greatest depths from the lazy comfort of Reem’s couch.
Water to wine? Climate change is barking up the wrong tree

Water to wine? Climate change is barking up the wrong tree

  • Reem Khokhar

    August 21, 2019, 16:27IST
Tempers are meant to flare in a cloistered space such as the Bigg Boss House. But even thunder needs two hands to clap.
Bigg Boss Tamil, a breeding ground for toxic masculinity?

Bigg Boss Tamil, a breeding ground for toxic masculinity?

  • Rajashree Das

    August 19, 2019, 17:35IST
Despite escalation in posturing, mainland officials have so far been clear that the situation in Hong Kong is for the local government to manage. | AFP
Why Xi won’t be sending the PLA to quell Hong Kong protests

Why Xi won’t be sending the PLA to quell Hong Kong protests

  • Manoj Kewalramani

    August 16, 2019, 17:05IST
Hashim Amla, the last of the Protean juggernauts of the noughties to hang up their cricketing boots, was an epitome of humble greatness.
Amla’s retirement marks end of an era for South Africa

Amla’s retirement marks end of an era for South Africa

  • PaajivsPunter

    August 13, 2019, 20:40IST
Big data gives streaming platforms more empirically reliable information about our tastes and tendencies than even we could honestly provide in a survey.
Where will big data take platforms like Netflix?

Where will big data take platforms like Netflix?

  • Rohan Seth

    August 12, 2019, 17:13IST
Nila's day has been filled with arguments | Pixabay
Diary of a Little Woman | 23 minutes of peace

Diary of a Little Woman | 23 minutes of peace

  • Shilpa Krishnan

    August 8, 2019, 12:17IST
Sheila Dikshit with Sushma Swaraj at the 14th meeting of National Integration Council in New Delhi in 2008.
Political ideologies aside, Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit were leaders who defined grace

Political ideologies aside, Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit were leaders who defined grace

  • Sandeep Phukan

    August 7, 2019, 15:01IST
The wild pig is omnivorous, feeding on roots, grubs, tubers and occasionally carrion. Notorious crop raiders, a sounder of pigs can turn a groundnut or potato field overnight into what resembles a slovenly ploughed-up patch of land.
Wild pigs are anything but bores

Wild pigs are anything but bores

  • George Netto

    August 1, 2019, 18:04IST
A woman scorned is a woman who would like to curse her perpetrator without being forced to linguistically reinforce the very system that condones misogyny.
Cuss words can be so sexist, I swear

Cuss words can be so sexist, I swear

  • Ankita Anand

    July 31, 2019, 18:06IST
Want to build a smart city? Make sure you take lessons on a global scale.
Great cities always have growing pains

Great cities always have growing pains

  • Srinivasa Chakravarthy

    July 30, 2019, 16:46IST
New Delhi would have been watching closely as State Council Information Office spokesperson Hu Kaihong held up a white paper titled “China’s National Defence in the New Era” in Beijing on July 24, 2019. | Reuters
What does China’s new defence strategy mean?

What does China’s new defence strategy mean?

  • Manoj Kewalramani

    July 26, 2019, 17:22IST
It is crucial that we establish a pool of healthy, voluntary blood donors in the country through an effective voluntary blood donor programme.
Access to safe blood can reduce maternal deaths in India

Access to safe blood can reduce maternal deaths in India

  • Suryaprabha Sadasivan

    July 25, 2019, 13:37IST
‘On the same boat’ is the archaic phrase connoting ‘companionability in a shared situation’ that today should read: ‘On the same bus’.
A bus that leaves no room for boredom

A bus that leaves no room for boredom

  • Shreyasi Sharma

    July 23, 2019, 15:32IST
It’s important that Pakistan be provided the wherewithal to gift-wrap Kulbhushan’s return as a good-will gesture. | Reuters
How to solve a problem like Kulbhushan Jadhav?

How to solve a problem like Kulbhushan Jadhav?

  • V. Sudarshan

    July 20, 2019, 20:09IST
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