Rise of regional leaders may be a good omen for India

There is no reason to assume that a collection of powerful regional leaders will be bereft of vision and responsibility, says Subir Roy The latest round of assembly elections has come at a......

President Mukherjee and the future of Indian politics

Pranab Mukherjee's likely clear and impressive victory in the presidential poll will in no way reverse the perceptible decline of the Congress, says Subir Roy. The way Pranab Mukherjee has been......

What can replace the collegium?

Senior judges have developed a cushy arrangement among themselves: you back the appointment of so-and-so advocate's junior, and I will back so-and-so judge's nephew, says Subir RoyWhatever be his......

A manifesto for the aam aadmi

The idea is to make unexceptionable broad promises so as to have the maximum freedom to devise policies if and when the opportunity arises, says Subir Roy. This is the election manifesto that the......

Economic manifesto for AAP? A few points to remember!

A key agenda for the Aam Aadmi Party can be entirely unwritten, notes Subir Roy This is the election manifesto that the Aam Aadmi Party could give itself. We will: Fight to remove corruption and......

In microfinance, big is beautiful

Subir Roy explains how to make microfinance more robust and socially useful. There is an inevitable good fallout from the government's recent proposal to limit the interest rate levied by large......

After the financial crisis, India has a ray of hope

Continuing US quantitative expansion will make for continued inflows of portfolio investment - which will shore up the stock market and the balance of payments, keeping currency turmoil at bay,......

The inspiring success story of Bandhan

What sets Bandhan apart is the roots it has in the world of the rural poor, says Subir Roy. Chandra Shekhar Ghosh has come a long way - from Tripura to Bangladesh to West Bengal to now the......

Remembering Pather Panchali with Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been 97 today, May 2.Soumendu Roy, who worked with the legendary director for many years, looks back on the Genius that was Manikda, as the Master was known to family,......

My Father, Satyajit Ray

Satyajit Ray would have been a hundred years old on May 2.To mark the legendary film-maker's birth centenary, Rediff.com bring you a treasure trove of features from our archives. IMAGE: Satyajit......

Four blocks of Eden named after war veterans

IMAGE: CAB president Sourav Ganguly with Indian Army Personnel at the unveiling ceremony at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Four war heroes found a place of permanence in the......