It is widely reported that Pritish Nandy, journalist, author, animal activist, and politician, has passed away. While it is customary to pay tributes to a departing soul—and I, too, have joined those ...

On December 14 falls the birth centenary of Raj Kapoor, referred to as a legend who acquired international fame – especially in the former Soviet Union – at a time when few others in Bollywood could ...

"Don't protest"—that's the message private universities across Gujarat seem to be conveying to their students. A senior ...

I watched Manthan, a Shyam Benegal movie released in 1976. If I remember correctly, the first time I saw this movie was with ...

Top multinational corporations appear to be apprehensive: US president-elect Donald Trump may put additional tariffs on goods ...

Are the Indian authorities or their Gujarat counterparts softening their stance toward NGOs that flag human rights concerns? I can't say for sure, as only recently the foreign funding license of one ...

The other day, I was talking with a group of family friends. The discussion revolved around someone very close to me who had not changed her official name in documents, including her Aadhaar and ...

This is a continuation of my last blog on Sattvik food. When talking about Sattvik, there is a tendency to overlook what it may mean to different sections of people around the world. First, let me ...

I visited the Sattvik Food Festival, an annual event in Ahmedabad organized by Anil Gupta, professor emeritus at the Indian ...