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A search for meaning

Those sceptical of the power of poetry might find this a tad fanciful, but what's the purpose of poetry if it can't even introduce a willing suspension of disbelief?

TikTok's lesson

TikTok, a video-sharing platform and the latest social media sensation to scorch the internet

The perfect pairings

How does one choose cheese with wines? Wine Folly provides six useful tips

False narratives

'So, was Trump's entire campaign based on a false narrative'', asks author

The right of a wronged child

Rohit Shekhar's successful legal fight established the right of a child - at any age - to know his paternity

The question of consent

To be sure, the issue of consent is tricky

The day at the booth

'Wins and losses are one thing, but sending a message is in my opinion something even stronger', says the author

Remembering a giant from the South

The Kochi-Muziris Biennale may have done its bit to address this North-South divide

Jet Airways crisis: Sadly, the real joke is on employees and consumers

It might perhaps be time DGCA issued an advisory, or even suspended Jet Airways' operations to limit any further damage

Advice to voters: find your voter ID card before Murphy's law does

A tale of EPIC loss

After midnight

There seem to be fewer God-themed wine labels

'Other' choices

'One of the overriding themes of the political campaigning so far has been fear', says the author

Addled Andhra

Telugu cinema harkens back to the Stone Age of filmmaking when directors baulk at the idea of ruffling a few political feathers

Rao, Reddy, Patnaik: Would chickens come home to roost for the BJP?

Together, their states send 73 MPs to the Lok Sabha, and if opinion polls are any indication, the three together could comprise a bloc of at least 40, if not more, MPs in the next Lok Sabha.

What does Ajit Singh's reported dalliance with the SP mean for the RLD?

It is unlikely that whether with SP or BJP, the RLD's fortunes are going to revive dramatically; at best, it is the end of a certain kind of politics.

Archive for sale

So, what of the Nandalal collection? In 1982, under a committee chaired by his former student, Indira Gandhi, Supratik was able to find a home for 6,800 of them at NGMA

Bootleg classics

Traditional publishers and authors might rail against this open violation of intellectual property rights, but many authors appreciate the compliment embedded in piracy

Election non-issues

In India, the giant rally has been the means of choice for political parties to show the extent of their mobilisation

Model Code of Misconduct

Should we persist with a code of behaviour which seems to be observed more in its breach?

The Chessboard: Why Rahul is headed for Wayanad, Amit Shah for Gandhinagar

In the first episode of Business Standard's podcast on Indian politics, Ankur Bhardwaj is in conversation with Aditi Phadnis, Business Standard's Political Editor and Shine Jacob