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Then there were trains from Pakistan: And those who lived to tell the horror

Vivek Shukla - August 14, 2022

(This is the second and final part of a series on the horrific Partition of India. In the first piece, the author delved on...

Work from office, home or village? Think Again!

Veeresh Malik - June 16, 2022

Many decades ago, coming from a small town then in the North-East of India (Shillong) to a hep and solidly strong in engineering railway...

We know about its founder Hume: Whose salt Congress is loyal to, now?

Veeresh Malik - September 8, 2021

About 5 years ago, I wrote an article for TOI, about India's maritime resurgence with special emphasis on the East Coast. In one part,...

How to make money in India: What these two individuals know is invaluable

Veeresh Malik - June 12, 2021

Stolen History: When Thousands of brahmins were killed in wake of Gandhi’s death

Bhumika Arora - February 1, 2021

It was early days in 1948. Around five months had passed since India gained independence. Mahatma Gandhi was distressed after witnessing the communal disharmony...

What if women took part in the deal for farm produce? ‘Farming’ on sea offers a clue

Veeresh Malik - December 17, 2020

We had just joined as Junior Cadets on the Government of India Training Ship "RAJENDRA", named after the famous Chola Dynasty seafaring King, in...

Ahmed Patel and his links to the 12th Road, the most important one in The Game

Veeresh Malik - November 25, 2020

Here in India, we say good things about anybody and everybody who passes on to the next world, and there is no exception on...

The Last Maharaja: Jammu & Kashmir is only now waking up to his greatness

Sant Kumar Sharma - September 23, 2020

Amar Mahal, located in Jammu city on the west bank of Tawi river, once a palace, is now a well-known museum, frequented by tourists....

Who, what and how is Indian Express? A world beyond Ramnath Goenka

Veeresh Malik - August 11, 2020

Jimmy Lai's arrest in Hong Kong is an attack on free speech if you read the Anglo-Saxon media. Jimmy Lai's arrest in Hong Kong is...

When Sheikh Abdullah had `conspired’ to give Break-India project a momentum

Sant Kumar Sharma - August 9, 2020

On October 26, 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh, the ruler of then princely State of Jammu and Kashmir, signed an Instrument of Accession with India....

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