The last time I flew in an Antonov 32 was unlike the first. In the first, I was excited. In the last, it was a droning pain. Yes, droning. The Indian Air […]
Flying down memory lane: a journalist recalls his own stormy ride aboard an An-32
Twenty Years Later: The Missing Man and Memories of Kargil
In two poignant sorties this week, the head of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa flew the “missing man” over stations at Bhisiana near the Punjab town of […]
Cramming For the Test!
Why politicians scurry around at election time, trying to snag votes they have done nothing to earn. It’s election season again. Which means it’s time for politicians to drag themselves to their […]
Excavation Site, Ancient Rome, View from Palatine Hill
Two views of an ancient street, with storefronts (and maybe homes?) stunningly well preserved. A place where regular people lived and worked long ago.
The Goddess of Arts and Sciences
We often think of faith and rationality — or art and science — as dichotomous and mutually exclusive. But human cognitive powers are way richer than that…. This last weekend, it was […]
Editorial Independence vs. Financial Realism: When the hand that feeds extracts a pound of flesh …
In this era of free content, subscription fees can’t keep publications afloat. So, advertisement, more than ever, is the lifeblood of professional journalism. But, in order to survive, is journalism becoming nothing […]
