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The price of majoritarianism
What do I mean by the word majoritarian? I mean the attitude that the religious majority is entitled to a certain degree of primacy
 "The price of majoritarianism")
Tech's toll on humanity
This week we saw a very different kind of response to people screaming for help as the waters rushed over their heads. A boat carrying 33 pilgrims capsized in a river in Karwar in Karnataka
 "Tech's toll on humanity")
The art of unification
The popular nationalistic upsurge led to Abanindranath Tagore rejecting his training in Western art practice in search for one that was more indigenous
 "The art of unification")
On a drive
The journey through the 40 poems in this volume is neither linear, nor constrained by geography
 "On a drive")
The Priyanka gamble
Rahul struggled hard for years to get that right. Though he has shown perseverance and courage in the face of a campaign to paint him a dud, the wait for him to come of age has cost his party dearly.
 "The Priyanka gamble")
Uri, Munich and the uneasy desire for vengeance
Uri assigns vengeance as the motive for the army operation it valorises and this is what I find deeply problematic
 "Uri, Munich and the uneasy desire for vengeance")
Learning from the bottom of the class at the age of old dog, new tricks
It's totally okay to compete with my nephew
Demigod deified
Rajinikanth needs to be commended for letting millennials like Subbaraj and music director Anirudh Ravichander give him the demigod treatment his fans have always needed
 "Demigod deified")
Now trending
Community, mindfulness and warmth: a hopeful start to the New Year
 "Now trending")
The best of red wines
The Tenuta Sant'Antonio Amarone 2013 (Rs 6,825 in Bengaluru) is sublime and complex, with a full-bodied taste and lots of ripe fruit and spice on the palate
 "The best of red wines")
New law on quotas: Is the BJP bidding goodbye to economic reforms?
Had the economy been booming and there were jobs aplenty, there would have been no need for providing the crutches of reservations
 "New law on quotas: Is the BJP bidding goodbye to economic reforms?")
Reserving the right to change
Reservation is an albatross whose continuation under the current system risks creating deep fissures in our society
 "Reserving the right to change")
Unidentified flying objects
Indian mythology is living through some truly interesting times. Faith in its veracity has never been higher
 "Unidentified flying objects")
The missing Indians
Who are the primary movers and shakers of the art world - the artists, their promoters, institutions and museums, or the collectors who provide the patronage?
 "The missing Indians")
The beginning of the end
The Big Four were always going to come into the year's first Grand Slam knowing fully well that their days of dominance are drawing to a close, if not already a thing of the past
 "The beginning of the end")
Cultures in contrast
Clearly, Japan and South Korea have found something in their own culture and language that makes it easy for them to compete with the rest of the world and to pull their people out of poverty
 "Cultures in contrast")
Right to disconnect
You may want to forget about work when you get home, but as likely as not, the work does not forget you
 "Right to disconnect")
The best TV shows of 2018
From Atlanta to Killing Eve, the best there were on the small screen
 "The best TV shows of 2018")
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily down the Hooghly into the new year
Contrary to expectation, 2019 got off on a positive note
 "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily down the Hooghly into the new year")
New year, new cellar
Italian prosecco is quite trendy and a relatively inexpensive bubbly from the Glera grape
 "New year, new cellar")