Nikhil Inamdar

Nikhil Inamdar

Nikhil Inamdar

Yakub Memon hanging is revealing of the bumbling Indian liberal

The 'bumbling liberal' & the 'neo-fascist' - two sides of the same coin. Neither has place in a moderate India

Updated On: 04 Aug 2015 | 1:14 PM IST

Lalit Modi and dejà vu UPA

Lalitgate has served as a reminder for how similar our mainstream political parties are in resisting institutional reform.

Updated On: 30 Jun 2015 | 1:01 PM IST

Why Barkha Dutt is wrong about women's safety in India

Did misplaced national pride inhibit the avowed feminist in Barkha Dutt from calling a spade a spade on women's safety in India?

Updated On: 29 Apr 2015 | 3:35 PM IST

Twitter dictates 5-star journalism in India

India's 30 million Twitter users now run roughshod over what's newsworthy for a population of nearly 1.3 billion people.

Updated On: 14 Apr 2015 | 10:22 AM IST

A different kind of freedom

Hatred against Monika Lewinsky and kindness towards a Canadian teen - both online - raise key question: why campaign for online freedom outshouts that against online bullying

Updated On: 25 Mar 2015 | 7:57 PM IST

De-politicizing our public spaces

Why must every public structure or initiative be bequeathed to the legacy of political icons?

Updated On: 01 Dec 2014 | 12:32 PM IST

Tarun Tejpal dumped: Moral victory or vigilante dominion?

Tarun Tejpal's ouster from the Times of India literary carnival after a Twitter upheaval poses many moral dilemmas

Updated On: 25 Nov 2014 | 3:34 PM IST

Modi's harsh winter test

The Winter Session of Parliament will be a litmus test for the PM's legislative reforms push & the market must prepare to be disappointed.

Updated On: 24 Nov 2014 | 9:53 AM IST

World Toilet Day and the economic imperative of toilets

Understanding the economic imperatives of sanitation on the second annual World Toilet Day

Updated On: 19 Nov 2014 | 3:54 PM IST

5 reasons why SBI's $1bn lifeline to Adani's Australia project needs to be questioned

Project viability, environmental battles, funding, high debt and demand for coal are the key concerns regarding the project

Updated On: 18 Nov 2014 | 4:15 PM IST

On The Menu: Culinary Politics

Food remains a great political tool to keep alive implicit caste boundaries in the modern Indian context

Updated On: 18 Nov 2014 | 11:13 AM IST

Can e-commerce bring shimmer back to the Banarasi saree?

PM Narendra Modi's pitch to weavers, urging them to use e-commerce to sell their weaves could be a game changer for this ancient cottage industry

Updated On: 12 Nov 2014 | 1:50 PM IST

Should India really be celebrating Burger King's debut?

India needs stricter laws to ensure it doesn't become a dumping ground for American food MNCs

Updated On: 12 Nov 2014 | 9:25 AM IST

Bhakts on a rampage

Modi isn't the problem, the growing fanaticism of his supporters is.

Updated On: 01 Oct 2014 | 10:42 AM IST

The Bhabha House dilemma

Centre keen to take over the iconic bungalow, but prominent citizens object. Both sides have a point.

Updated On: 24 Jun 2014 | 3:24 PM IST

Lessons from Bhutan for PM Modi

Importing valuable lessons on governance and public policy from Bhutan

Updated On: 18 Jun 2014 | 10:34 AM IST

Finding a middle ground on labour reform

An approach that makes small tweaks rather than fails on big promises is the need of the hour says a study.

Updated On: 11 Jun 2014 | 12:56 PM IST

Narendra Modi: Silent PM 2.0?

If under Manmohan Singh, there was an information deficit, under Modi there is a dialogue deficit.We now have a PM who speaks often, but only from behind the social media smokescreen.

Updated On: 10 Jun 2014 | 9:20 AM IST

Shashi Tharoor - The newest Modi buff on the block

Foes turned friends? Shashi Tharoor fawns over the new PM in a new Huffington Post op-ed

Updated On: 05 Jun 2014 | 7:25 PM IST

Are auto sales turning the corner?

New launches, improved sentiment and rural demand, fuelled by high election spending breathe new life into Motown

Updated On: 03 Jun 2014 | 3:00 PM IST