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Delving deep into the mind of a story teller |
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 Former Member of the Parliament, Lord Jeffrey Archer, best-selling author who has topped the bestsellers' charts 18 times, talks to Swetha Amit about his undying passion for being a good story teller |
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The Red Sari tells us just who Sonia Gandhi is |
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 Javier Moro's The Red Sari, far from being a scandalous work, humanizes Sonia Gandhi; trying to suppress it was simply absurd, writes author and journalist Sidharth Bhatia |
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New materials from waste CO2 |
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 Waste CO2, captured from emissions can be used to produce polymers which are important in the production of materials called polyurethanes |
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An architect's journey from the sole to her soul |
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 Parul Sheth, architect and marathon runner, talks to Swetha Amit about her new book The Running Soul and how being a marathon runner subconsciously transformed her life |
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A Budget with multiple focus areas |
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 This is a budget that can boost both infrastructure and manufacturing, which in turn, will create employment and augment India's competitiveness vis-à-vis its peers. By Hemant Kanoria, CMD, Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited |
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The Intersection of Three Crises |
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 Within the past two weeks, a cease-fire roadmap was agreed upon in Minsk, a temporary deal to keep Greece in the eurozone was reached in Brussels, and US and Iranian negotiators advanced a potential nuclear deal in Geneva. Understanding how these crises are linked is the first step toward assessing when and where the next flare-up is likely to occur, says Stratfor analyst Reva Bhalla. |
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IAS memories: Voting day tamashas |
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 Retired IAS officer Vivek Agnihotri, a former secretary to government of India, and secretary-general, Rajya Sabha, recalls voting day malpractices before EVMs were introduced |
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In defence of Duryodhana |
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 V Raghunathan, CEO of GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, and former IIM-Ahemedabad profesor of finance, has authored several books. In this interview, with Swetha Amit he talks about his advocacy for the mythological character of Duryodhana, in the Mahabhrat what constitutes evil in this world and his upcoming book |
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175 grams: the disc that broke barriers |
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 Former Jaguar Land Rover and Ford Motor executive Aravind Iyer, director of the Sundance film festival award winner 175 grams and Ram Kumar founder and coach of Fly!Wild talk to Swetha Amit about the emergence of ultimate frisbee as a popular sport |
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Indian laws only discipline citizens, protect government, say RTS activists |
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 Though RTI is now well-known, very few know about a law called Right To Services Act – neither bureaucrats nor the public know much about it - says Shailesh Gandhi, RTI activist and former Information Commissioner of Maharashtra |
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What was it worth? Assessing the value of Obama's India visit |
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 Normally, the visit of a high-powered foreign dignitary is the occasion for a lot of announcements about partnerships and projects. This trip was no exception. But while such statements are often forgotten, this time there was evidence that the Obama visit had pushed the government to quick action on various fronts. Republished with permission of Knowledge@Wharton |
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India-US nuclear deal: big hype, big hoax |
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 In the guise of admitting India into the exclusive nuclear club, the US is merely seeking business for its out-of-demand nuclear supply industry - and a short-sighted Indian government is all too ready to cooperate, says C K Unnikrishnan |
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