May 2011

Last year heads had turned when a tall, slim and elegant woman turned up at the Mountain Echoes literary festival in Thimphu, Bhutan. HT Image Last year heads had turned when a tall, slim and elegant woman turned up at the Mountain Echoes literary festival in Thimphu, Bhutan. When the Queen Mother Ashi Dorji Wangmo […]

Post the 2G scam, India can either be a banana republic or rise above the mess. The choice is ours, writes Namita Bhandare. HT Image As temperatures dip in the Capital, there is a strange whiff in the air. It’s not the smoky smell of wood fire around which chowkidars huddle at night. It’s another

The sexual harassment bill is a step in the right direction. But can laws alone change the male mentality? Asks Namita Bhandare. HT Image A bill to protect women from lecherous bosses is whipping up fear and loathing, at least in some quarters. In DNA newspaper Nirad Mudur writes about the Protection of Women Against

Of all the seductions of youth, perhaps the most enticing is its potential for change. We associate youth with transformation and an ability to shake the status quo. Namita Bhandare writes. HT Image Of all the seductions of youth, perhaps the most enticing is its potential for change. We associate youth with transformation and an

People travel for a variety of reasons. Some travel to discover new places, others to reunite with families in distant lands. Some travel on work, others take religious pilgrimages. Namita Bhandare writes. HT Image People travel for a variety of reasons. Some travel to discover new places, others to reunite with families in distant lands.

If education is to go beyond a piece of paper, India must produce indigenous institutions with imaginative curriculums. Our testing systems have to move beyond exams to continuous evaluation, as has been done for the 10th grade. Namita Bhandare writes. HT Image Pop quiz of the day: The purpose of education is to (a) get

Since our distaste for politicians is so palpable, I doubt if any tears will be shed for Amar Singh now that the Supreme Court has lifted a ban on the airing of his phone conversations. Namita Bhandare writes. HT Image Since our distaste for politicians is so palpable, I doubt if any tears will be

These days, we often end up seeing doctors to whom a patient is a number, not even a name, writes Namita Bhandare. HT Image I’m a bit of a doctor junkie. Listed in my phone book are numbers for various specialists. I could direct you to a cardiologist, endocrinologist, oncologist, pediatrician, gastroenterologist, gynaecologist. But ask