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Opinion: Why India's Tiger Conservation Strategies Need Serious Relook
K. Ullas Karanth's brilliant book,'Among Tigers', assumes significance in the context of a recent order by the Supreme Court to ban safaris in the core area of Corbett tiger reserve.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Mar 18, 2024 18:21 pm IST
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Opinion: How Ebrahim Alkazi Changed The Face Of Modern Indian Theatre
A recently released biography written by Alkazi's daughter, Allana, stands out for encompassing virtually every aspect of the theatre doyen's life, painting a vivid portrait of his colourful life.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Mar 14, 2024 11:15 am IST
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Opinion: Kashmiri Sapphires Set To Dazzle The World Again
A decade after a 19.88-carat Kashmir sapphire shattered auction records in Geneva, the potential return of the priceless gems from the strife-torn region to global markets is on the horizon.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Feb 26, 2024 11:08 am IST
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Opinion: Policy Consistency Key To Curb Tobacco Consumption - by Shantanu Guha Ray
The decision by the health ministry has raised eyebrows, primarily because it goes against the standard practice of encouraging research to get new insights.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Feb 02, 2024 13:07 pm IST
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Blog: A Common Road Tax For Entire Nation Coming?
The Indian government is seriously studying if it could implement this year a pathbreaking idea of a common road tax for the whole nation.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Jan 09, 2024 13:54 pm IST
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Opinion: Suitcases Out, Laptops In - The Death Of Lobbying In India
New age lobbyists are doing their work, minus cash, gold or Khan Market coffee.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Dec 08, 2023 16:55 pm IST
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Opinion: Multiple Equations That Affect Rajasthan's Identity Politics
At sunrise on Saturday, November 24, 2023, hotels in Udaipur, bursting at seams during India's peak marriage season, have let their local staffers take a two-hour break to cast votes when the desert state goes to polls.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Nov 25, 2023 20:07 pm IST
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Opinion: Bangladesh Looks For India's Help To Secure Mujib Ur Rahman's Killers
Bangladesh is likely to step up heat on two "self-confessed killers" of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and ensure their extradition to Dhaka soon after results are declared for the national election by the end of January 2024.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Nov 17, 2023 14:16 pm IST
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Opinion: The Truth Behind Claims India Is World's Third-Largest Polluter
The big, global push to paint India as a climate bugbear has started taking shape. All fingers are pointing at India, criticisms are growing on New Delhi's energy policy and how it is apparently not in sync with global standards.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Nov 04, 2023 19:11 pm IST
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Opinion: Uttam Kumar, The True Star
Bengal's classiest filmstar was shrouded in mysteries. I never met him but heard countless stories about the person and his acting prowess. And his temperament.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Jul 24, 2023 21:43 pm IST
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Opinion: Political Violence Dents Bengal's Image
Last week, Bengal's largest vernacular daily Anandabazar Patrika said in a front-page report that some of its reporters were huddled under a table to avoid splinters of crude bombs while covering the Panchayat elections in the state.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- Jul 19, 2023 20:15 pm IST
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Opinion: Winds Of Change Sweep Top Prison
Behind the imposing walls of Tihar jail, Sanjay Baniwal is crafting a story of hope for prisoners who have found the routine horrible and the horrible routine in India's maximum-security prison.
- Shantanu Guha Ray
- May 18, 2023 15:08 pm IST