Opinion: Why India's Tiger Conservation Strategies Need Serious Relook

Shantanu Guha Ray | Monday March 18, 2024

K. Ullas Karanth's brilliant book,'Among Tigers', assumes significance in the context of a recent order by the Supreme Court to ban safaris in the core area of Corbett tiger reserve.

Opinion: How Ebrahim Alkazi Changed The Face Of Modern Indian Theatre

Shantanu Guha Ray | Thursday March 14, 2024

A recently released biography written by Alkazi's daughter, Allana, stands out for encompassing virtually every aspect of the theatre doyen's life, painting a vivid portrait of his colourful life.

Opinion: Kashmiri Sapphires Set To Dazzle The World Again

Shantanu Guha Ray | Monday February 26, 2024

A decade after a 19.88-carat Kashmir sapphire shattered auction records in Geneva, the potential return of the priceless gems from the strife-torn region to global markets is on the horizon.

Opinion: Policy Consistency Key To Curb Tobacco Consumption - by Shantanu Guha Ray

Shantanu Guha Ray | Friday February 02, 2024

The decision by the health ministry has raised eyebrows, primarily because it goes against the standard practice of encouraging research to get new insights.

Blog: A Common Road Tax For Entire Nation Coming?

Shantanu Guha Ray | Tuesday January 09, 2024

The Indian government is seriously studying if it could implement this year a pathbreaking idea of a common road tax for the whole nation.

Opinion: Suitcases Out, Laptops In - The Death Of Lobbying In India

Shantanu Guha Ray | Friday December 08, 2023

New age lobbyists are doing their work, minus cash, gold or Khan Market coffee.

Opinion: Multiple Equations That Affect Rajasthan's Identity Politics

Shantanu Guha Ray | Saturday November 25, 2023

At sunrise on Saturday, November 24, 2023, hotels in Udaipur, bursting at seams during India's peak marriage season, have let their local staffers take a two-hour break to cast votes when the desert state goes to polls.

Opinion: Bangladesh Looks For India's Help To Secure Mujib Ur Rahman's Killers

Shantanu Guha Ray | Friday November 17, 2023

Bangladesh is likely to step up heat on two "self-confessed killers" of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and ensure their extradition to Dhaka soon after results are declared for the national election by the end of January 2024.

Opinion: The Truth Behind Claims India Is World's Third-Largest Polluter

Shantanu Guha Ray | Saturday November 04, 2023

The big, global push to paint India as a climate bugbear has started taking shape. All fingers are pointing at India, criticisms are growing on New Delhi's energy policy and how it is apparently not in sync with global standards.

Opinion: Uttam Kumar, The True Star

Shantanu Guha Ray | Monday July 24, 2023

Bengal's classiest filmstar was shrouded in mysteries. I never met him but heard countless stories about the person and his acting prowess. And his temperament.

Opinion: Political Violence Dents Bengal's Image

Shantanu Guha Ray | Wednesday July 19, 2023

Last week, Bengal's largest vernacular daily Anandabazar Patrika said in a front-page report that some of its reporters were huddled under a table to avoid splinters of crude bombs while covering the Panchayat elections in the state.

Opinion: Winds Of Change Sweep Top Prison

Shantanu Guha Ray | Thursday May 18, 2023

Behind the imposing walls of Tihar jail, Sanjay Baniwal is crafting a story of hope for prisoners who have found the routine horrible and the horrible routine in India's maximum-security prison.