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Plagues, disasters and heroes

Why turn to a hero, not a god? Joseph Campbell has said a hero scores over a god when it comes to resolving the problems of the here and now because "a hero's sphere of action is not the transcendent"

Wine online

It's high time that all state excise authorities considered permitting home delivery of (at least) wines.

Best of BS Opinion: Liquor sale decisions, coronavirus outbreak, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Economic slowdown, Covid-19 outbreak, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Best of BS Opinion: Covid-19 outbreak, India's MF industry, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Migrant mayhem, coronavirus outbreak, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus outbreak, low pollution levels, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Lockdown continues, India's economic growth, and more

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Star struck

A candid admission about Milind Soman's enrolment with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a young boy has generated tremendous curiosity in this book, which might have otherwise gone unnoticed.

Art world wide open

While the confinement is chafing to us Indians as well, the concern in the art world isn't about an absence of footfalls at galleries and museums - as about the loss of business.

And when the lockdown lifts?

The assumption from the state is that the citizen will 'misuse' individual liberty and get up to mischief if not threatened or coerced

Death, but not by Covid

The death of two iconic actors in quick succession would have been a terrible tragedy at the best of times. But this is the worst of times

How merely a change of rule can draw more FDI in sectors like insurance

Despite the presence of 24 life insurance companies and 34 non-life companies, the needle of insurance penetration in the country has hardly moved over the years

Best of BS Opinion: The economic fallout, coronavirus outbreak, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Monetary policy framework, Covid-19 outbreak, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Fiscal outlook under pressure, Covid-19 crisis and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Unemployment rate, Covid-19 lockdown, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Franklin Templeton fiasco, Covid-19 outbreak, and more

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Best of BS Opinion: Coronavirus outbreak, India's labour market, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces of the day

Dealing with lockdown with lessons from the seventies and eighties

We didn't live in a time when plumbers and electricians were a phone call away, or could be summoned through fancy new home services apps