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An open letter to every child who has lost a mother
May 13, 2017, 8:29 PM IST
Happy mother’s Day! You know you are the most deserving child to be wished on this special day because no one better can understand the importance of having a mother in life. Please be strong,…
May 13, 2017, 8:29 PM IST
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Strategic Inertia: Gordian Knot of Indian Bureaucracy
May 5, 2017, 12:44 PM IST
Strategy experts views It is a very complex problem and needs some extra inside or outside force to remove this strategic inertia and reform the bureaucracy. Let me share a funny story to explain this….
May 5, 2017, 12:44 PM IST
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Sukma : Where bridges and not roads need to be built
April 29, 2017, 4:28 PM IST
“They are worse than terrorists. They are killing us Indians only. We need a surgical strike here too” says a furious Babbu Singh. Singh a road contractor in his fifties, has bagged a 24 kilometer…
April 29, 2017, 4:28 PM IST
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The war for talent
April 28, 2017, 2:55 PM IST
Who is your PK? Strategy Expert Views You are in a difficult situation because there are more lucrative options available for talented youngsters in the private sector and even social sector. To solve this, a…
April 28, 2017, 2:55 PM IST
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To be, or how to be!
April 26, 2017, 12:56 PM IST
What does it mean to live in exclusion from one of civilisation’s oldest institutions – that’s to be. And here’s how to be. When I travel in trains and look at silent couples, when I…
April 26, 2017, 12:56 PM IST
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Minimum government maximum governance
April 24, 2017, 11:06 AM IST
Government Meeting: Strategy Expert Views: Let me share briefly two interesting stories of two Indian industries which will make this easy to understand. Indian Power Industry was opened for FDI with Dabhol Power Project in…
April 24, 2017, 11:06 AM IST
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How Indian nationalism is indebted to Ambedkar?
April 14, 2017, 5:25 PM IST
Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar has emerged as the most celebrated Indian leader, thinker and social philosopher of the 21st century. Celebrations marking his 125th birth anniversary last year were said to be more wide-spread than…
April 14, 2017, 5:25 PM IST
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An old boy
April 13, 2017, 4:07 PM IST
Five years ago, I spotted my first greys! This wasn’t the fifty shades of grey, this was a gentle reminder from my thirties that the fountain of youth was ebbing away and I better brace…
April 13, 2017, 4:07 PM IST
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Zudo Strategy: Surgical strikes while talking of Indus Waters Treaty and MFN status
April 8, 2017, 10:25 PM IST
Government meeting: Yes, it is a very interesting concept. I am sure you all know about last year’s surgical strikes. Terrorists had attacked the Indian Army brigade headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri on…
April 8, 2017, 10:25 PM IST
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Are doctors a soft target to our hard feelings?
April 7, 2017, 1:59 PM IST
Dr Rajesh Puri has written this blog along with Sunita Vijay, a freelance writer on health issues. “We, resident doctors at AIIMS are forced to work with helmets in the emergency department as we don’t…
April 7, 2017, 1:59 PM IST
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Liquor ban may rob Darjeeling’s ‘Queen’ crown
April 4, 2017, 11:10 PM IST
Darjeeling may lose its age-old title of ‘Queen of the Hills’ to Sikkim, thanks to the recent Supreme Court ban on liquor outlets within specified distances along national and state highways. Already having lost ground…
April 4, 2017, 11:10 PM IST
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Story of an invisible EWS student you see every day
March 31, 2017, 11:03 PM IST
In an old kaccha dilapidated house in Delhi’s Sangam Vihar lived a 3-year-old girl named Arya (named changed) with her parents. Her father, Ramswaroop was a native of Uttarakhand and worked as a security guard…
March 31, 2017, 11:03 PM IST
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New maternity bill is a Trojan Horse
March 16, 2017, 5:28 PM IST
On March 9, 2016, the Lok Sabha approved the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill 2016, having already been approved by the Rajya Sabha in the winter session of Parliament. The Bill only awaits the signature of…
March 16, 2017, 5:28 PM IST
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FROM TOI PRINT EDITION
UP elections: Modi breaking stereotypes of politics
March 12, 2017, 8:40 PM IST
What appears beyond our imagination is seen as miraculous and what happened in Uttar Pradesh elections was no less than a miracle. On one hand, the social media is replete with jokes – a cycle…
March 12, 2017, 8:40 PM IST
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India can adopt elements of Japan’s transportation system
February 27, 2017, 10:31 PM IST
Governments at various levels in India are reportedly looking toward mandatory parking space proof for privately owned new vehicle registration. This concept already exists in Japan and is called ‘shakoshomeisho’. The rule was enacted in…
February 27, 2017, 10:31 PM IST
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Lynch mob fascism
February 25, 2017, 5:55 PM IST
Shehla Rashid Shora, a member of AISA, was one of the invited speakers at the Cultures of Protest event at Ramjas College. This is her firsthand account of the protest. This year, none of the…
February 25, 2017, 5:55 PM IST
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Strategic thinking: The fine art of balancing
February 22, 2017, 5:37 PM IST
Government meeting: Strategy expert views: Let me share an interesting story. 10 days ago, I bought a new car. I hired a driver to teach me how to drive. On day 1, a guy from…
February 22, 2017, 5:37 PM IST
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Dubai Ironman 70.3 – a desert disaster
February 20, 2017, 11:08 PM IST
26 January, the Dubai skyline appeared futuristic, bathed in the glow of the Burj Khalifa, lit up toe to dizzying tip in brilliant tri-colour to celebrate India’s Republic Day. I marveled at it, along with…
February 20, 2017, 11:08 PM IST
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Journalism and objectivity
February 13, 2017, 7:13 PM IST
Written by Surakshit Goswami & Narayani Ganesh A neutral media takes no sides, it remains balanced The trapeze act is a popular feature of any circus. When the artist flies through the air, grabbing the trapeze…
February 13, 2017, 7:13 PM IST
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Dear govt, take cognisance of female genital mutilation in India
February 6, 2017, 7:06 PM IST
February 6, the UN day for zero tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a day to remember the more than 200 million girls and women alive today who have undergone female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C)….
February 6, 2017, 7:06 PM IST
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