Cinema and cricket are two unifying threads that weave through the diversity of India. Across cultures, geographies and age groups, there is an audience for cinema and cricket.

‘Indian’ cinema in public perception is Hindi cinema. So much so, that no discussion on soft power would be complete without touching upon Bollywood films. [Read more]

An average Indian is likely to consider Madhu Koda as the most corrupt politician in the country. Some news reports have pegged his worth in the range of Rs 4000 crores. Is he India’s most corrupt politician? [Read more]

It was activism of a different sort when some eminent citizens such as actor Aamir Khan, Magsaysay award winners Sandeep Pande and Arvind Kejriwal, social activist Anna Hazare and journalist-author Madhu Trehan wrote to the prime minister last week that former IPS officer Kiran Bedi should be made the chief information commissioner (CIC) of India. [Read more]

A government of India committee thinks land acquisition for mining and industries in the tribal belt of Chhattisgarh is the biggest grab of tribal lands after Columbus

The ‘expert’ committee believes the anti-Naxal movement called Salwa Judum in Chhattisgarh is a prop of business houses, Tatas and Essar. [Read more]

Strange are the ways of the people. There are always explanations for failures and successes in elections, but a lot more remains inexplicable. The results of the three state assembly elections are no different. [Read more]