Six decades and more later, we are now captives of our identities. Every poll is based on elaborate calculations of electability of candidates on the basis of their castes and other narrow......
... while learning from past tech revolutions, suggests Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Every two decades or so, we, humans, are forced to deal with a......
I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims.We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing......
Ajit Balakrishnan offers lessons from another tech revolution not so long ago. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com "I will not go to college today if you don't buy me a nylon sari," I heard......
The protests brought home the fact that the Sri Lankan public is in no mood for halfway measures, as voices against Rajapaksa 'family rule' and 'securitisation' of the civilian administration began......
The global billionaires list witnessed as many as 94 new entrants from India, stated a report by Hurun India on Tuesday. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Following a net addition of 84, the......
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to make this decade a "techade" for India and the push for 5G, semiconductors and transformation through digital services is going to boost the technology sector......
Ajit Balakrishnan on learning from past technology revolutions. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The media, the world over, is flooded with stories about how Internet companies are......
Though the US has got together a number of vetted and potential Indian business partners, most of these companies say they haven’t had much luck in stitching up deals to tap into India as an......
Dissenting voices appear over the perception of the internet as a driver of growth, says Ajit Balakrishnan This is not how it is supposed to happen in a country where the internet, smartphones and......
One of the best things Aamir Khan said he did during the making of Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na was bring cousin and ace director Mansoor Khan back to Bollywood. And we have to agree. Mansoorhas......