Here is an e-mail I have received from Mr. K. Gopal, a former colleague. (To be frank, he did not claim authorship. He has probably rece...

The aphorism ‘No nation has friends, only interests’ and its variations were attributed to the former French President, Charles de Gaulle ...

‘ How do you make a line smaller without touching it? ’ is a question which kids use while playing games. It is a sort of a children’s equ...

Ivan Illich opened his seminal work  ‘ ‘ Limits to Medicine ’ ’  with the observation that  ‘ ‘T he growth of the medical establishment is...

‘ Is the law an ass ?’ asks a character in Charles Dickens’ famous novel, Oliver Twist . Several incidences over the last few days make ...

Or are they cannon-fodder for Congress’ cynical electoral games? The deadly terrorist strike in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad on February...