R-Day special: Ramchandra Guha on Indian democracy

When the country's most admired politicians in recent times, Nitish Kumar, spoke about his decisive victory in the Bihar polls in November 2010, the one person he made special reference to was......

The Tiranga, From 1906 To 1947

How the Indian Flag has evolved over the years. Photograph: Prasar Bharati on Twitter Actor Satish Shah set off a Twitter storm (external link) on Tuesday after he posted a picture with the......

To Those Who Fought The Good Fight

The fight for freedom was long and hard and that is why it is important to go back to the monuments that celebrate those who fought the good fight. IMAGE: Built in 1892, the Aga Khan Palace in......

Historian Ramchandra Guha on the Congress and its future

In the first part of this fascinating interview, historian Dr Ramachandra Guha, author of India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy spoke about the making of the Congress......

Adi Godrej: 'There's no dearth of jobs in India'

'What exists instead is a clear gap between skilled people and the work at hand.' 'Employers on most occasions find it difficult to find a match between the two,' Adi Godrej tells Viveat Susan......

Jerry Rao's mission: Affordable housing

When I broached the subject of 'Lunch with BS', with Jaithirth (Jerry) Rao, he'd said he would prefer to have a simple meal at home rather than in a restaurant. So I head out in the pouring rain to......

Kalpana Morparia: A banker with a difference

She didn't want to hang up her boots quite so soon; after all, she was used to 12-hour days in ICICI Bank. And she didn't think she was cut out to be an entrepreneur. So when the job came her way,......

'I won't say it was unfair, I will say it was totally unfair'

'Why was he was given only a one-year contract?''Nobody has ever asked that question and obviously nobody has answered that question.' IMAGE: Virat Kohli with then India head coach Anil Kumble......

Guha doesn't want to be paid for CoA role

IMAGE: Ramachandra Guha. Photograph: Ram Guha/Twitter Noted historian Ramchandra Guha on Wednesday said he didn't expect to be paid for his tenure in the outgoing Committee of Administrators and......

When Bishan Bedi cooked dinner for Pakistan cricketers!

IMAGE: Former India players Bishan Singh Bedi and Gundappa Vishwanath. Photograph: BCCI Bishan Singh Bedi once invited Pakistani cricketers Zaheer Abbas, Javed Miandad, Mudassar Nazar and others......

'BCCI should become player centric'

'There should be total transparency in the system.' IMAGE: The Indian cricketers celebrate an England wicket during the T20I series, July 9, 2022. Photograph: Stu Forster/Getty Images   Vinod......

SC to appoint 3 more members to BCCI's COA

'We have heard in newspaper reports that some sparring is going on between CoA members...tell them not to go public with their differences.' IMAGE: Committee of Administrators (CoA) member Diana......