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Café culture rules Kolkata

25 Apr 2024

Social media, with the enormous support of refashioned lies, harmful half-truths, quasi-logic, rules our lives, but I miss the café culture.

Red coconut

28 Mar 2024

Electioneering is fun, always. And in India it is colourful too. The campaigns include politicians, actors, actresses, singers, cricketers, footballers and, of course, some seasoned opportunists.

Knitting hope

07 Mar 2024

The picture inspires. And rightly so. The lady — undeniably loving, deeply patriotic and heartwarmingly generous — is knitting hope.

The winner commands

15 Feb 2024

If one consciously decides to live in a democracy, ply one’s trade in a democracy and die in a democracy, they should learn to value and subsequently embrace the significance of numbers.

Let’s spread warmth

25 Jan 2024

The quiet town of Ayodhya is really cold in winter, but this year it was different. Heartfelt warmth, capable of almost outsmarting mother’s love,

A good teacher matters

02 Nov 2023

Pouring rain, thunderbolts, blown-out hurricane-lamp, rickety boat, but we had no choice. We were warned about it by our elders before we had set out to cross the river

We all need listeners

12 Oct 2023

She was 65 and vibrant when she left what I grudgingly call the world. Why grudgingly? Because the drowning of migrants as we talk about keeping them away as if they were locusts,

French ban on abaya disturbing

21 Sep 2023

As I understand Islam and its history, and I think I understand them right, the Prophet (PBUH) was a political liberal. Islam’s stated position on religion makes that abundantly clear.

It should have been off sight

31 Aug 2023

A famous soccer personality is in deep trouble after his kiss was declared offside. It was an innocent expression of joy, he insists.

Some names do leave us amused

10 Aug 2023

I used to have a colleague. He was born in London. He was raised in London, worked for a while in the United Arab Emirates, and then went back to London. One afternoon he walked into my flat and saw me oiling my hair. He shot off a question, “What are you doing?” I replied, “I am oiling my hair, trying to fight hairfall.”

Shaadaab S. Bakht

Shaadaab S. Bakht, who worked for famous Indian dailies The Telegraph, The Pioneer, The Sentinel and wrote political commentaries for Tehelka.com, is Gulf Today’s Executive Editor.