Opinion

Blog: In Memory Of Kamal Sir, Mentor, Friend And Colleague

His loss is a void that I don't think can be filled. The presence of a veteran like Kamal Sir in office was reassuring in a high-pressure state like UP - his mere presence would help me soak up a lot of it.

Blog: Uma Bharti's Joke, Laughs All Around After Ayodhya Coverage Frenzy

Much of Ayodhya though, seems to be blissfully unaware of the gravity of the pandemic. "Why are you not wearing a mask," I asked a gentleman who had come all the way from Madhya Pradesh's Indore for the Ram temple ceremony.

Blog: I Watched "Chhapaak" With Acid Attack Survivors. They Surprised Me

The special screening this morning was for acid attack survivors from the cafe in Lucknow.

Blog: 13 Days Ago, I Lost My Father. I Miss Him With All My Heart.

For 13 days now, my father has been up on a wall at home, and his memories have haunted me no end.

Opinion: Not Everyone in Bihar Cheats

The recent photographs of cheating in Bihar have given an impression, somewhat unfairly, that everyone in the state resorts to cheating to get through exams.

Blog: Everything That's Wrong with Jharkhand and its Politics

It has been a month on the road now. I have been shifting from one part of Jharkhand to the other, covering the five-phase Assembly elections here, a state with just 81 assembly seats but also a state where one single party has almost never had an absolute majority government.

Blog: How a One-room House on Odisha Coast is Bracing for Cyclone Hudhud

For Cyclone Hudhud, these villagers are bracing for the worst but say it can't be worse than Cyclone Phailin perhaps.

Blog: NDTV's new cameraperson, Lalu Yadav

Lalu Yadav, proficient giver of photo ops, proved he hasn't lost his PR touch yesterday.