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Blog | "There Are No Permanent Villains": What Shyam Benegal Told Me About Bollywood's Bad Men
"The hero was shifting. He had grey characters. Hitherto, the heroes were all unblemished ones. But now the hero was not the totally morally, unblemished hero anymore," Shyam Babu told me.
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Blog | How Shyam Benegal Rediscovered India
India had to be rediscoveredfour decades after its tryst with destiny. No one could have done the job better than Shyam Benegal.
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Opinion | Indian Test Cricket Is On The Cusp Of Change. Don't Fear It
We stand on the cusp of another tectonic shift in Indian Test cricket today. The team has moved on from Test veterans like Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha. Ashwin, too, has brought the curtain down on his career.
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Opinion: Why Crowning Bangladesh 'Country Of The Year' Is Dishonest Narrative Building
In the article lauding the regime change in Bangladesh, The Economist welcomes the overthrow of an autocrat. This convenient narrative disregards the fact that Bangladesh has had long spells of military rule.
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Opinion | Blake Lively To Gisele Pelicot, The Illusion That Is Women's Safety
Womens lives are shattered by multiple metaphorical car crashes, and they mostly go unnoticed. If women demand safety, they are labelled as destructive, difficult, delusional or deranged, depending on what the flavour of the month is.
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Opinion | Why Nitish Kumar Has Gone 'Silent' Again
The Bihar unit of BJP has been in a damage control mode to circumvent any misunderstandings over leadership issues with coalition partner JDU (Janata Dal United) before the all-important assembly elections in 2025.
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Opinion | One Nation, One Election, Many Suspicions
Both support and opposition don't seem to stem from merits but from political divide and a deep mistrust.
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Opinion | West Is Gushing Over al Jolani. Has It Forgotten About Laden?
From $10 million bounties to "productive discussions"al-Jolanis journey has been fascinating. But whats been even more telling is the trajectory of US foreign policy. Lessons from the past, tragically, are being ignored.
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Opinion | Finally, The Headline Bihar Has Been Waiting For
The massive investment from the Adani Groupas well as from other companies such as NTPC Green, Ashoka Buildcon, Shree Cements, NHPC, Coca-Cola, and Haldiramcan help the state make a quantum leap.
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Opinion | Milei, Trump, Erdogan: The Three Radicals Of 2024
Whether unconventional leaders have been good or bad for their countries is debatable, but they definitely change the course of history.
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Opinion | Rajendra Prasad Ensured Ambedkar's Inclusion in Constituent Assembly
When the Constituent Assembly was formed in 1946, Dr. Ambedkar faced strong opposition to his candidacy from Congress stalwarts, including Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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Opinion | Why Indians Have Just Given Up On Air Pollution Crisis
While some may argue that people in Delhi are now more aware of air pollution than they were a decade back, my rebuttal would be that awareness does not mean that people are concerned.
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Opinion | Mohan Bhagwat's Statement Should Be Welcomed by All
If Mohan Bhagwat is genuinely trying to stop the madness of the fanatics, it is a welcome sign. The problem is that he is riding a ferocious tiger.
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Opinion | India And China: 'Compartmentalising' May Not Help
New Delhi should continue to insist that Beijing view the relationship from an overall perspective and work not only to maintain peace and tranquillity along the border but also actively seek a resolution.
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Opinion | Bihar And The Yatra To Power
With the Bihar election just a few months away, political parties think they have found a sure shot mantra of winning votes - yatras and lucrative cash transfer schemes aimed at women.
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Opinion | Fury In South Korea As President Faces Impeachment
The world has been taken aback and is concerned about South Koreas ability to deter nuclear-armed North Korea, which is always up to some mischief.
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Opinion | Syria: Why Is The Middle East Always In Turmoil?
Why is the Arab world perpetually at war with itself? Why does it spawn so many extremist groups? Why has it been trapped in cycles of violence and instability for decades?
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Opinion | R Ashwin: A Hero No One Was Fighting For
He earlier spoke about how what impressed him most was the way CSK fought for him at the auction, something he didnt find in the Indian camp anymore. No one was fighting for him.
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Opinion | Sunglasses To Snapchat, How AI Became Personal In 2024
This wasn't just another year of breakthrough papers and flashy demos - it was the year AI wove itself into the fabric of our daily lives
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Opinion | What Priyanka Must Discard If She's Serious About Congress Revival
The problem lies in the fact that the current Congress leadership is entirely disconnected from the reality of what is and overly focused on what ought to be.
