Opinions
Opinions from known and prominent personnel from various backgrounds like activism, academia, business and historical experience. Thought-provoking articles, insightful analyses, and diverse viewpoints await, encouraging meaningful conversations on the issues that matter.
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How Nehru, Azad and Ambedkar answered the politics of grievance
The constitutional answer to the politics of inherited grievance is neither obscure nor difficult to discover. It lies in the circumstances in which the republic itself was conceived. One of the great…
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Cricket world divided over Sooryavanshi clash with Lankan player
When a cricketer dons the India team jersey, he becomes more than just a cricketer. He or she is seen by outsiders as a representative of the country and the player stands…
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FIFA World Cup 2026: What India can learn from Morocco
Knowledgeable football lovers who recently watched the drawn (1-1) match between Morocco and Brazil in the ongoing FIFA World Cup 2026, would not have been surprised that a lesser-known team like Morocco…
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The architecture of memory: How Partition lives in India
The history of modern India is not merely a history of institutions, elections, constitutions and governments. It is also a history of memory. Nations, no less than individuals, carry wounds. Some heal…
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India’s 1950 FIFA World Cup heartbreak cost Hyderabad its moment
The first ever FIFA World Cup was held in 1930 and thereafter the second and third editions were conducted in 1934 and 1938, respectively. Then came the devastating battles of World War…
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The quiet drift of India’s constitutional jurisprudence
The Chief Justice of India, Surya Kant, recently remarked at Oxford that the Supreme Court is developing a “Swadeshi Jurisprudence” rather than relying solely on “imported concepts.” He made the observation while…
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Shreyas Iyer to lead young India after bold BCCI selections
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has at last taken some bold steps and selected India’s T20 teams, keeping the long-term future in mind. Led by Shreyas Iyer, the…
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Sunrisers Hyderabad had a good IPL season but can push for more
Overall, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had a satisfactory campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) season of 2026. But it could have been even better if the playoff match had ended on a…
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The lions of IPL 2026 who made the tournament unforgettable
The 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) will be remembered as one of the most dramatic and record-breaking seasons in the tournament’s history. It featured some grand displays by the established stars and…
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In a dysfunctional state, predators thrive and futures suffer
We learnt that in the afternoon of February 28, 2002, in Gulberg Society in Ahmedabad, a crowd armed with swords, iron rods and petrol bombs gathered outside a cluster of homes. Inside,…
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Cricket and IPL get high priority but other sports are badly neglected
These days, the mega event of the Indian cricket season, the Indian Premier League (IPL), is in progress, and as a result, the cricket lovers of India are an excited lot these…
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Watch out netas: The cockroaches are organising
The political class may laugh it off as another social media fad. The serious commentators may dismiss it as peak internet absurdity. But somewhere between memes, mockery and mass frustration, a strange…
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BR Ambedkar shared Sangh worldview, tried to save Nathuram Godse from hanging
Contrary to popular perception, Dr BR Ambedkar had a close identity of views with Sangh Parivar ideology. There is a lot of material that holds a mirror to this side of Ambedkar.…
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Racism rears its ugly head in IPL, BCCI must take urgent and stringent action
What was unimaginable a few years ago has now happened in Indian cricket. A racial controversy has erupted in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament, which is now nearing a crucial…
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The Congress needs a ‘war room’
Some ideas arrive not as commentary but as diagnosis. Rohit Pajni’s “The Shape of Reality,” published on Substack, diagnoses institutional sclerosis. Pajni’s thesis is devastatingly precise. Organisations that achieve greatness, he argues,…
