Page 136 - Opinion Specials

Laughter in serious times: 'The Book of Limericks' takes on events of 2017

Bibek Debroy somehow manages to balance his commitment to both this world and that of poetry with alarming ease

All things on track, barring one: India gearing up for 2019 World Cup

With the World Cup (in Australia-New Zealand) just six months away, it was an affirmation of India's plans for big prize

In Chris Rock's new special 'Tamborine', a humbler master at work

Wearing a simple black T-shirt and jeans, Rock, 53, made his case based not on Trump's potential, but rather on how his disastrous tenure could lead to something better

Matching cheese and wines is an art: Here are a few pairing hints

Paired with Baluchi's Indian (all non-veg) cuisine, what stood out was the Vina Tondonia Reserva, Rioja, 2004 paired with Badami Bater or Sofiyani Pork Ribs

Gender equality not a colour that you can use to spruce up a failing career

Inclusion has never been a straight road and stories from ancient cultures show it has always been a struggle to accord equal status to all genders and species

Padmaavat controversy: A cinematic experience lost in fact and fiction

Those responses encapsulate how quickly goal posts can shift around a cultural product if it fails to meet expectations of a narrowly defined political correctness

Travels with Bagha

The airline required that dogs be transported in a crate whose design had been approved by the International Air Transport Association

Will Chahal-Yadav duo spin India towards 2019 ICC World Cup in England?

Until this third ODI against South Africa in Cape Town, both Chahal and Yadav have featured in 17 matches each

Art of darkness

Today's art market is as much a focus of global attention as it is of fluctuations and trends, of supply and demand

Losing the plot

Khushbu is the solitary inspired casting in the movie as the step-mother with a golden heart who loves her step-son more than her own offspring

Measure of a drink: Apaltagua Gran Verano Chardonnay 2017 is dry, fruity

The strength of wines varies from 9 per cent (Rieslings) all the way up to 15 per cent for some blockbuster wines, and so does the impact

The lit-fest mystery

For authors, this is the rare occasion when they get to be heard and seen. Book readings are uncommon in our times

The languages that become ours

Naturally, poets writing in English in different parts of the country have very different concerns

At home, in the world

A government that chooses to be a fence-sitter rather than a decisive authority in matters of security and law and order cannot promise a safe business environment

Russian treasure

Why was Roerich - also known as Nikolai Konstantinovich Rerikh - selected for a national honour that might seem at odds with the others?

What are we reading anyway?

In such dire times, the incessant social media discourse and the flurry of think pieces on a New Yorker short story gives me immense hope for the world

A selection merry-go-round

In the 34 Test matches that Kohli led as captain, he has fielded 34 different playing 11s

The spirit of Italy

Wine has been produced in Italy since, at least, the 8th century BCE and flourished with the expansion of the both the Republic and the Roman Empire under the Caesars

The lore of revolt

Protests are the hallmark of a democracy and every society and age has had to grapple with its own set of revolts

An investigation into 'Adulting', a revolting term that is also perfect

A phenomenon in which the author may or may not have grown up