Print Journalism
In mainstream media, I've published three kinds of articles:
Opinion/Commentary | Feature
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Opinion/Commentary
TOP 5
1. Amartya Sen: sense or nonsense
2. When will Kerala's reform guerillas learn?
3. Where is Kerala Reform Express headed?
4. Keralites running scared of the market
5. Opposing privatisation: how to, how not to
Apr '04: Keralites running scared of the market - The New Indian Express
The state of the State has its roots, not in irrelevant intellectuals strutting from stage to stage...
Dec '03: Where are we headed? - The Hindu
In 2003, Kerala witnessed three trends: the rise of a selling society, a crisis of ideas, and reconfiguration of the public sphere...
May '03: The significance of Antony and his 'new politics' - The New Indian Express
Kerala does not need a third front. It needs a second front...
Jan '03: Kerala society, pushed to the brink, has taken a turn for the better - The New Indian Express
Amidst change, Kerala's intellectuals are riding towards irrelevance...
Oct '02: Kerala's new champions of democracy - The New Indian Express
How far can violent public action really help us? It may be effective in the short run -- forcing the Government to succumb and the capitalist to yield. But...
Jul '02: Noodles and nonsense in engineering colleges - The New Indian Express
The government's role as a reformer is to help the education 'market' work well, rather than bridge the demand-supply gap directly...
Apr '02: When will Kerala's reform guerillas learn? - The New Indian Express
The reform group in Kerala has been pursuing guerilla warfare. Its tactics have included taking shelter behind ministerial responsibility, dropping...
Jan '02: Where is Kerala Reform Express headed? - The New Indian Express
In reform, economics is important, but politics is more important. Conservative handling of reform is evident from the traditional style of administration ...
Nov '01: Textbooks matter - The Indian Express
A lesson from recurring debates over history-writing is that in classroom discussions, there is a need to supplement school history textbooks of the past...
Oct '01: Opposing privatisation: how to, how not to - The New Indian Express
Kerala's traditional style of opposing privatisation fails to recognise finer points. To protect the poor and ensure better quality services, we must...
Jul '01: [White Paper] Without vision and strategy - The New Indian Express
The White Paper has jumped the gun by suggesting reform options without formulating a vision and strategy for the State's development...
May '01: Antony should go in for participatory reform - The New Indian Express
For the development of the State, A K Antony will have to lean on the Left, outline a vision, and democratically implement reforms.
Mar '01: Survival principles in a runaway world - The New Indian Express
For Kerala, there are four principles for survival in a globalising world...
Mar '01: 'Mega Matters' - The New Indian Express
A project where the newspaper was used as a platform for public dialogue
Dec '00: Amartya Sen: sense or nonsense - The Indian Express, The New Indian Express
In Kerala, Sen is conceived in three forms - St.Thomas, Pontius Pilate, and Serpent. But are we not missing somebody here?
Dec '00: Monitoring public services: the unreleased movie - The New Indian Express
For monitoring public services and securing better facilities, we must popularise constructive public action involving government officials...
Jul '00: Opposition politics: the plus two concert - The New Indian Express
The new political culture of Opposition is a reckless remix of old tunes. A studied approach to challenging the government is visibly lacking...
Jun '00: Kerala politics: shortage of bowlers - The New Indian Express
Cricket may have fallen from grace, but its cousin -- "Bashing the Market" -- continues to be the favourite pastime of Kerala politicians...
Feature
Mar '04: Donating Life - The Hindu
The All Kerala Blood Donors' Society is hoping to repeat the Bengal magic...
Jan '04: Nostalgia on the Net - The Hindu
Alumni groups in Kerala are leveraging the World Wide Web to achieve objectives...
Mar '03: An exam with a difference ('Spirit of inquiry') - The Hindu
Every October, thousands of children in Kerala, enthusiastically participate in an exam. They know the questions in advance...
Middle
Jan '98: The Bible of Indian politics
The Indian political system is the handiwork of God - as seen in the fall of the Gujral Government in 1997...
Sep '97: Career in politics
All the world's a stage, says Bharat of A-One - on the seven acts in an Indian politician's life...
Jul '97: Glad to be free
Freedom is in, free is out - on the 50th anniversary of India's independence...
'97: Sense and sensibility
Mar '97: The Madshahnama