Page 143 - Opinion Specials

High ways of spirits

Hopefully, all's well that ends well, and business should get back to normal soon

Museum going

It was the most surreal experience of my life to enter the main lobby of the National Gallery of Art

Lunatics, zombies and jerks

Have you noticed how innocent people are forever expiring prematurely?

Despite global output surplus, chronic food shortage a reality for millions

In 2017, 70 mn people are likely to be food insecure; of them 20 mn are at an imminent risk of death

Ritual over reason

Vegetarianism is linked inexorably to purity in India. We are only nation that uses word 'non-veg'

Distortions and torture

Art historian Yashodhara Dalmia has done pioneering research on Indian artists and collectives

A toxin-free work culture

Uber has been in news for 'toxic work culture' and its CEO Travis Kalanick has finally stepped down

Celebrating a Swiss master

Giacometti's work deserves attention for more than just its value

Slippery slope

Kalanick's resignation ends an exciting, even if fraught, era that revolutionised ride hailing

How to make a fortune from wine

The Daily Dose is produced at the Oakwood Winery in Maharashtra

Enlightenment in the hills, with fireflies and teachers

Enlightenment is natural to fireflies, harder for students

Small-town India: G Kutta Se, Angamaly Diaries and A Death in the Gunj

Massey's disposition of someone being consumed by his unending torment is perfect

Love in the time of packaging

The internet and the culture of marketing it brings is making life harder for marketing & packaging

Champions Trophy 2017: An India-Pakistan title clash after a decade

A final between two arch-rivals is a dream come true for fans and maybe even the bookies

Standing up to power

Almost every myth celebrates the heroic individual who stands up to tyranny, autocracy and injustice

Too much power

When T N Seshan took over as chief election commissioner, electoral malpractices were the norm

The question of value

A few collectors have taken tentative steps to start private museums

Everything for free

A day will come when farmers, too, celebrate extreme productivity, bumper output and pricelessness

J Jagannath: Voice of a generation

What Infinite Jest did to the '90s, Wire to the aughts, Girls does the same for the 2010-2020 decade

Farmer no fool, govts should put the money where the mouth is

More than the promises, it's their tardy implementation that is hurting the rural population more