National Awards perpetuates myth that best Indian cinema is Bollywood dramebaazi
By Charmy Harikrishnan Ramesh Sippy hasn’t won a National Film Award for any of the 10 movies he has directed. But I wouldn’t hold that against him. As he himself showed with such dazzling clarity,...
View ArticleAll failed businessmen aren’t fugitives
By Anuvab Pal There’s been a lot of talk about loans. The summary seems to be: promoters of Indian companies took loans from public sector banks, couldn’t repay them, and now need to face the...
View ArticleGlobal village
By Susan Lund The world economy today is more interconnected than it’s ever been. If you look back 25 years to 1990, we see that the value of global trade in goods, services and flows...
View ArticleSpeech and music
By Dilnawaz Bana Sounds that were previously incomprehensible to us now become the meaningful language of nature. In 1912, Rudolf Steiner, an Austrian initiate, scientist, artist and philosopher,...
View ArticleExpect some towering blows as India take on West Indies in World T20 semi-final
By Boria Majumdar A cursory look at all the T-20 leagues in the world and it is evident West Indians hold the key to their sustenance. Chris Gayle is arguably the biggest draw everywhere and...
View ArticleCongress-AAP outrage over government’s handling of national security is ironic
By Ashok Malik Can the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) outflank the BJP and Narendra Modi on the issue of national security? The question is being asked in the context of the recent...
View ArticleAlter your destiny
By Mickey Mehta With conscious, positive choices, we can modify our DNA and neurons for the better, thereby rewriting our destiny. Life is only to celebrate, and celebrations come after realising the...
View ArticleSteely resolve
By Mario Longhi Now more than a century old, United States Steel was once not only the world’s largest steel maker but the world’s largest company. Yet, it has struggled in recent years: global...
View ArticleTata, don’t say goodbye to Europe
By Jaideep Mishra Tata Steel is reportedly considering putting its entire steel business in Britain up for sale. It needs to reconsider. True, steel is a cyclical business and the steep downturn in the...
View ArticleServant leaders listen to inner voice to know what one’s body, mind & soul...
By Dinesh Kumar The term ‘servant leadership’ was coined by Robert Greenleaf who worked with the multinational organisation AT&T for 40 years. The servant leadership model puts the ‘significant...
View ArticleCompanies need to adapt to evolving demographics and consumption patterns
By Richard Dobbs Et Al Until the turn of this century, population growth generated more than half of all global consumption. But during 2015-30, three-quarters of global consumption growth will be...
View ArticleIndia’s World T20 loss: There are lessons to be learnt
By Boria Majumdar It has been a rather strange home tournament for India. Losing to New Zealand at Nagpur started a string of underwhelming performances and the genius of Virat Kohli notwithstanding,...
View ArticleKolkata flyover collapse: Mind the criminal gap
By Partha Pratim Biswas The collapse of the Vivekananda Road flyover in Kolkata last week has raised many serious issues for the consideration of technocrats and politicians. An inquiry has already...
View ArticleBreaking the economic myths about internet network
By Shane Greenstein Economic myths are misleading economic metaphors. Usually, an economic myth is based on a misreading of a short story or aphorism, and it points away from the key lessons of an...
View ArticleBanish toxic emotions like anger, fear
By Deepak Chopra When you have a toxic emotion like anger or fear, the psychological aspect is felt immediately as the unwanted emotion fills your mind. This is only the tip of the iceberg. Toxic...
View ArticleGovernment needs to come clear on new tax ‘equalisation levy’
By Milan Shah & Sandeep Ladda The finance minister in his budget for 2016-17 announced introduction of a new tax called ‘equalisation levy’ on the online advertisement revenue of non-resident...
View ArticleHow Congress comes out of this poll season will decide the BJP’s challenger
By Pranab Dhal Samanta No. 2 is an important position to be in. It comes with a ready tag of the challenger and some measure of guarantee to be taken seriously. Many enterprising politicians have...
View ArticlePanama papers: Getting black on track
By Dinesh Kanabar The release of the ‘Panama Papers’ is the latest in a series of developments that brings to light the magnitude and the seriousness of the ‘overseas black money’ debate. As the...
View ArticleFamines’ve laid bare the dark, ordinarily hidden side of human nature
By Cormac O Grada No two famines are the same, yet, superficially at least, most have a lot in common. The usual symptoms might include high food prices beyond the reach of the poor; increases...
View ArticleBridges or walls
By Jerom Paul Peter Shaffer’s play Amadeus —Love of God — portrays the needless suffering and personal destruction that flows from a preoccupation with envy. The story revolves around Mozart and...
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