Dubai: City of goldWith recent sting operations of the BBC, the real horrors of the workers’ lives in Dubai were transmitted to the world.
November 8, 2009
Corruption-free society: The choice is oursAs a society that publicly rues corruption but privately indulges in it, we need to ask ourselves if we really want a corruption-free society.
October 11, 2009
Greenwashing in the time of climate changeThe current backslapping and self-congratulatory award functions organised by the “green” building lobby and the institutions that certify the depth of the greenness of the buildings, remind me of stupid questions.
September 27, 2009
Seeing it as it is: Fight for justice for women in IndiaKaya Eldridge should count herself lucky. She actually managed, after being molested, to get to a police station where she wasn’t once again molested, jeered at or raped.
September 20, 2009
Who am I: Who or what is it that defines youThe basic question of what creates our awareness that we are here, that lets us ask ‘who am I’ still remains a mystery.
September 13, 2009
New York, unfailingly throwing up surprisesTechnically, fire stations attend to fires and ambulances to
medical emergencies. However, the pattern over the
last three years has shown a very different trend
September 6, 2009
Our insecurity: Manifest in our protestsOur government, as you know by now, has banned Jaswant Singh’s book on Jinnah, for insulting Sardar Patel, or for a perceived insult to Sardar Patel.
August 23, 2009
Sardar Sarovar: Promise broken, patience killedMuch has been made of the Sardar Sarovar project and its role as the lifeline of Gujarat. The promises have kept thirsty farmers and villagers waiting for 40 years.
August 9, 2009
On Akhanda Saubhagyavati and other male conveniencesJust a cursory glance at friends, neighbours and people around show how many lousy marriages there are — unhappy, if not downright abusive.
August 2, 2009
Personalising tragedy: When does an event touch us?When does an event touch someone, I mean really touch one, beyond the need to cluck one’s self out of feeling it?
July 12, 2009
Question of ethics: Is the common good in mind?When there is a world conference on ethics, does it behove us to reduce ethics to integrity, or a corruption-free environment.
July 5, 2009
Living with thugs: It’s a fight for your rightsThis is a real story. This is a now story. This is a horror story.Shakuntala moved into a 26-home housing colony in Ghatlodia ten years ago.
June 28, 2009
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