One march won't revive Cong: Ramachandra Guha on Bharat Jodo Yatra

Historian Ramachandra Guha has said that to 'revive' healthy democracy in India in which one party does not steamroll the Opposition, a lot depends on the Congress becoming more competitive, which......

How 'Harijans' Celebrated August 15, 1947

It was a unique celebration; there is no other instance where Harijans were feted to celebrate India's Independence, reports Prakash Bhandari. Photograph: Fox Photos/Getty Images Mohandas......

'I was imprisoned in the phansi yard'

'I was told to go to the next room and strip -- that's when it really hits you for the first time... that you are a criminal and you are being treated like one.''It comes as a shock when, instead......

Why Modi-Shah failed to convince the farmers

In politics, if your objective is only winning elections, just Chanakya neeti might do.For governance you need both, Chanakya neeti and Ram Rajya.You can neither beat up the farmers into......

Shastri: India's forgotten reformer

Shastri took the first big step to transform India’s agriculture, the benefits of which his successors reaped in plenty, says A K Bhattacharya. In a recent article, eminent historian......

Over 48,000, including top industrialists, sign petition for GST

Even people from US, the UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, the UAE, South Africa and New Zealand have signed the petition. Over 48,000 people, including prominent industrialists, have......

Pratik Gandhi To Play Mahatma Gandhi

IMAGE: Historian Ramachandra Guha, centre, with actor Pratik Gandhi, right, and Applause Entertainment CEO Sameer Nair, left. Gandhi Before India and Gandhi -- The Years That Changed The World,......

The curtain falls: Theatre legend Girish Karnad takes a final bow

'With his stature as a playwright and actor, Girish Karnad was one of the voices of modernity for not just Karnataka but the entire country.' IMAGE: Girish Karnad. Photograph: Rajesh......

Hyderabad masala

An upcoming film on Mohammad Azharuddin promises to be a potboiler, though not a true biopic, says Shakya Mitra. In December 1984, Kapil Dev was dropped for the Kolkata Test against England because......

'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......

BCCI to pay Edulji, Rai Rs 3.5 crore each

CoA chief Vinod Rai and fellow panel member Diana Edulji will be getting around Rs 3.5 crore each for their 33-month tenure with the BCCI. The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators......

Edulji opens up on differences with Vinod Rai

IMAGE: Edulji said she had no regrets. Photograph: PTI Committee of Administrators (CoA) member Diana Edulji, on Tuesday, said there were serious differences within the Vinod Rai-led panel like......

Why Edulji rejected BCCI's Lifetime Award

The murmur in the BCCI corridors is about the timing of such a recommendation when she is a part of the Supreme Court-appointed COA running Indian cricket. IMAGE: Former India women's team captain......