Adani suspected of fraud by selling low-grade coal as high-value fuel on.ft.com/4bpSJCg

Army caught between religious & constitutional values. Defend secular, apolitical nature theprint.in/opinion/army-c…

In ‘UnEqual: Why India Lags Behind Its Neighbours’, Swati Narayan probes  structural inequities closely, uses data on social indicators to expose how India’s deep-seated divisions leave millions with no hope of prosperity. An exclusive excerpt.

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Join us for the book launch of Zai Whitaker’s Scaling Up on the 31st of May at Madras Gymkhana Club. RSVP from the link in the bio.

Anita Mani

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, Rajya Sabha attendance as MP (2012-2018): 8%

jowarlal could make only fai yrs plan

Nine years! Done, now.
Going to the press soon 🙈

Politics: नेहरू और सरदार पटेल की जुगलबंदी, आजाद भारत की राजनीति और शासन को दिया आकार amarujala.com/columns/opinio…

The test of time: A jail mulaqat with Umar Khalid scroll.in/article/106802… via Scroll.in

Today for the first time in my life I voted for Shiv Sena. Ab koi bhi Musalman Iss se zyada secular kya hoga?

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Gandhi, in a speech of March 1930:
“Wherever revolutions have taken place, that is, in Japan, China, Egypt, Italy, Ireland and in England, students and teachers have played a prominent role”.

Ramachandra Guha: How would Vallabhbhai Patel have viewed the BJP’s pernicious misuse of his legacy? scroll.in/article/106804…

As the hills in #Uttarakhand burn... A group of women have taken charge to save the forest amid crisis and politics.
I report for The Hindu
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N. Vaghul passes away.

A titan of Indian finance, from an era that also saw HT Parekh, SS Nadkarni, RK Talwar, RH Patil build institutions to prepare India for its growth spurt after 1980. He also headed a committee that opened up Indian money market.

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Under Narendra Modi , India's ranking in the Env.Performance Index fell from 125(in 2012) to 180/180 in 2022. Why did this happen?

Join PUCL India Fridays For Future India and us, as we release a Guarantee Check on the Environment. Sat, May 18, 11.30am

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Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, satyagrahi, writer, thinker — and in an impressive display of dedication to writing, she carried a typewriter with her on all her journeys.

(I settle for notebooks bought from Lugani's in Delhi; easier on the wrists.)

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Jawaharlal Nehru's sixtieth death anniversary falls later this month. In my column for ⁦The Telegraph⁩ I write about one key aspect of Nehru's political career; his partnership with Vallabhbhai Patel. telegraphindia.com/opinion/nehrus…

Modi Operandi: The Politicisation Of Indian Cricket - Almanack | Sharda Ugra minces no words wisden.com/stories/wisden…

Narendra Modi shyam rangeela agrees (and surat)