'Great literatures don't happen without great criticism'

Q&A

with poet, critic, translator and anthologist, Arvind Krishna Mehrotra. He teaches English at the University of Allahabad.

Interview -  Q&A

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

Playing With Fire

Why the Lokpal could be a remedy worse than the malady

Article - Playing With Fire

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

Personal Review: The article is wonderfully sensitive and exhibits a profound sense of the current predicament enveloped by the Lokpal bill. I give it 5 stars on its views.

Held to ransom

The blocking of FDI in retail shows how pressure groups hijack the agenda

Article - Held to ransom

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

Airborne Killer

The hazards of scientific excess

Article - Airborne Killer

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

Year Of Protests

2011 shows that no government can take its people for granted

Article - Year Of Protests

-The Times of India, December 23, 2011

New evidence of water on Mars

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : New evidence of water on Mars

Wrong call

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Wrong call:
On the dynamics of protectionist measures supported by demagogues and the real measures needed to overcome recession and unemployment.

Egypt's difficult transition to democracy

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Egypt's difficult transition to democracy:

"With the fledgling democracy expanding the space for political assertion, Egypt's liberals have a chance to enhance their profile in the public domain."

Rio cemetery sheds light on horrors of slave trade

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Rio cemetery sheds light on horrors of slave trade:

"Tooth analysis shows Africans were taken from a wide area ranging from Sudan in the northeast to Mozambique in the south.
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Europeans migrate south as crisis deepens

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Europeans migrate south as crisis deepens:

"Irish, Greek and Portuguese people leave in search of a new life as the eurozone's woes worsen."

Iraqi Prime Minister puts power-sharing at risk

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Iraqi Prime Minister puts power-sharing at risk

"The crisis is a challenge to the American premise that Iraq is a success and it is relatively stable and does not need U.S. troops to continue the move forward."