'Govt wakes up only when you come on the roads'

'Had they agreed to our demands that we raised two years ago, we would have never started our agitation again.' IMAGE: Farmers are stopped as they march to the frontline of a protest, at a site......

'Where is this wave? Can you see it?'

'Gujarat is number one in public relations and marketing. Gujarat's PR is strong, it washes like a strong washing soap.' 'The third phase is ours. It is our family and household elections, let him......

Is Sharad Pawar Buying Insurance?

Sharad Pawar reckons that the NCP has value as a united, going concern, not as a gaggle of leaders in search of followers, notes Shreekant Sambrani. IMAGE: Sharad Pawar, who stepped down as......

Courage and conviction defined Kurien

'Courage' and 'conviction' were the two assets that stood out starkly in Dr Verghese Kurien's multifarious personality.He was the man who, even while sitting in the agriculture ministry, could call......

Kurien quits as IRMA chairman

Dr Verghese Kurien, father of the White Revolution in India, on Monday announced his decision to resign from the chairmanship of Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) in the wake of the......

Amul Girl weeps for first time to pay homage to Kurien

Paying homage to father of white revolution in India Dr Verghese Kurien, who catapulted India from being a milk-deficient country to the world's largest milk producer, 'Amul's' mascot for the first......

Kurien wants to do an Anand in Orissa

When Dr Verghese Kurien's dream of creating and leading a world-class rural management institute in the country through the Institute of Rural Management Anand left him disillusioned, the veteran......

Why Manthan Is A Must Watch

Shyam Benegal's Manthan will be showcased in restored print at this year's Cannes Film Festival.It still serves as a much-needed reminder of setting aside differences in the favour of combined......

'Manthan Never Looked As Good As It Does Now'

'The problems that the film explores still remain.''It was a different time when we made the film. We were young and we thought we could change the world.' IMAGE: Smita Patil and Girish Karnad in......

India Is All Set To Shine At Cannes

IMAGE: Kani Kusruti in All We Imagine as Light. With an entry in almost every major section of the 77th Cannes film festival, which kicks off on Tuesday, May 14. with French musician-filmmaker......