Imagine a huge stage in an auditorium with an audience of five hundred people. The performer arrives, performs to his best abilities. As he ends his performance, the audience reaction is mixed. Some clap wholeheartedly, some join hands without much energy, while some just smile in appreciation without any applause. Now, let me take you…
It’s turning into a steeplechase of sorts for TN CM Vijay. Made to run to stack up the numbers, there’s now the floor test to clear. Presuming he passes with flying colours, alas, still no time to catch his breath. For, on his debut, CM’s staring at a mighty bill, where he’ll likely spend a…
Day after day, day after day, We stuck, nor breath nor motion; As idle as a painted ship, Upon a painted ocean.” Coleridge’s haunting words are coming true for more than 20,000 seafarers, the vast majority of whom are Indians, stuck in Strait of Hormuz. Caught between the blockade and counter-blockade imposed by Iran and…
The resounding victory secured by the Bharatiya Janata Party in the West Bengal Assembly elections has been hard for many to digest. It was only to be expected that Mamata Banerjee, who despite serving as Chief Minister for eleven years, failed to even retain her own Assembly constituency and the “great thinker” Rahul Gandhi would…
Mother’s Day this year delivered something far more memorable than a greeting card or a stand-up comedian ever could. There we were, three generations of women on a video call: my mother, my two daughters, and me, happily wishing Mother’s Day to one another. The conversation was flowing, the laughter was easy, and then my…
AI, for both the doctor and the patient, is augmented intelligence. Patients no longer need to remember their entire medical and surgical history, which medications they have taken (or are allergic to), or any of the other historical data points they used to write down at every visit. Their personal AI has it all and…
India’s investing boom is well underway. Millions of investors are entering the markets every month, transaction volumes are rising and access to financial products has never been easier. This transformation has been driven by technology. Platforms have made discovery, transactions and tracking seamless. But as participation scales, a new gap is becoming visible. Investors are…
Dear Chief Minister, I’ve been waiting to write this letter since May 4, when TVK emerged as the single largest party in the assembly election. The political intrigue that followed delayed this letter. Finally, when I sat down to write after watching your swearing-in ceremony, you delivered a speech that answered so many of my…
Recent derogatory remarks by President Donald Trump have reignited a familiar debate about the role of non-resident Indians—not just in the United States, but across much of the Western world. These remarks are not isolated; they reflect a broader shift in how the Indian diaspora is perceived amid changing political and economic currents. The Indian…
Vijay’s entire campaign leading up to the elections has been on an anti-DMK plank. Calling it ‘a malign force’ (theeya sakthi) and TVK’s prime rival – he barely took the names of ADMK and BJP – Vijay swore ‘to rip apart the mask of the Dravidian model’ and expose the ‘real face’ of DMK. Read…