Amberish Diwanji on the soul of Hindutva

My last column earned me much opprobrium with many people, including an old and dear friend, writing in that I was seeking to justify the Hindus' killing of Muslims for whatever happened in Godhra.......

What 'None Of The Above' will achieve at elections

'Should NOTA ever get the maximum number of votes (which makes it the 'winner'), then a re-election should be held and all the candidates should be disqualified.' Ajit Ranade is better known for......

Unlike in USA, our beauty pageants don't reflect India's diversity

Nina Davuluri's choice as Miss America shows how hollow Indians' concept of beauty is and how our beauty pageants don't reflect the country's diversity, says Amberish K Diwanji.   Nina......

View: Only murderers deserve to be hanged, not gang rapists

Let not our current anger against gang rapes undermine centuries of wisdom. Because, in doing so, we may just be putting our women at greater risk, says Amberish K Diwanji The photojournalist who......

Why Indians fear rapid economic growth

In India, people are really not ready for a society where the social order is disrupted. Indians want growth and change, but at an acceptable pace of decades, not years, says Amberish K Diwanji In......

10 business people we'd like to see contesting the next election

Will Nandan Nilekani actually fight the elections? While the I-T czar says the question is speculative, here's our list of 10 eminent business leaders who should get on the stump, says Amberish K......

Borrowed policies, colonised mind caused economic mess

Borrowed development policies and the colonised mind of Indians are to be blamed for the rupee’s massive fall, says Professor Arun Kumar,  bottom, left, who holds the......

'India needs Rs 2,000 crore a day of capital inflows'

Dr Ajay Shah, an aeronautical engineer (from IIT Bombay)-turned-economist, bottom, left, has been a trenchant critic of the defence of the rupee, saying it is causing more harm than good. At......

Rahman's tunes bring Bose back

This is a film that has created a buzz much before its release because it deals with one of India's most colourful personalities.Bose: The Forgotten Hero is based on the last five years of Netaji......