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Subir Roy

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Guess who Indira Gandhi's political heir is
Rediff.com20 Jan 2018

'Some BJP old timers have remarked that the BJP is now driven by its own high command,...

Gau raksha has replaced sabka vikas
Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

If the fight against black money seems half hearted, the same is not the case with gau...

IT job losses: Companies ready, but what about the government?
Rediff.com26 May 2017

While Indian IT has known what is coming and has a strategy ready to combat it, the...

What could a runaway and someone from the landed gentry have in common?
Rediff.com12 May 2017

Kolkata Gives brings together the city's philanthropists and deserving NGOs in a...

Has the promise of 'sabka vikas' failed?
Rediff.com3 May 2017

While the widespread feeling is that employment growth has been sluggish, some argue...

How Indians worship, yet neglect, the cow
Rediff.com13 Apr 2017

If I were a cow worshipper, I would make it a serious criminal offence for someone to...

Why doctors dislike Bengal's new health law
Rediff.com31 Mar 2017

They say new rules that make over-billing by private hospitals a criminal offence will...

The joys of bazaar shopping
Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

The real challenge, says Subir Roy, is to go for something affordable whose quality is...

Ruchira Gupta: The icon we called 'Kiddy'
Rediff.com14 Feb 2017

When Subir Roy met Ruchira Gupta at The Telegraph 35 years ago she was not quite 20 and...

Who moved my single malt?
Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Why do cherished -- and affordable -- Indian whisky brands like Peter Scot, Solan...

Modiji, how can these Indians cope with the note ban?
Rediff.com16 Dec 2016

How are the illiterate and aged coping with Modi's demonetisation, wonders Subir Roy.

Is Modi on a moral crusade or pursuing a political strategy?
Rediff.com23 Nov 2016

What is the wider political strategy behind Mr Modi's concerted attack on black money,...

Posh homes, ghastly roads. Kolkata's peri-urban nightmare
Rediff.com10 Oct 2016

Kolkata need not feel inferior as it has its own "alive only at weekends" Lavasa, says...

The changing times of Durga Puja
Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

'Perhaps the greatest curse that modern technology has inflicted on the people during...

Ending the Railway Budget, a step in the right direction
Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

The best way for the railways to become more professional will be to get corporatised.

Ending Rail Budget is Mr Prabhu's first step in the right direction
Rediff.com31 Aug 2016

He has now to show that he can take on the vested interests within the railways which...

The Uber vs Ola mahayudh
Rediff.com29 Aug 2016

The whole point about this is not who eventually wins or loses but how, in just a few...

The big loopholes in India's smart cities plan
Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

India's cities are bursting at the seams because poor people are migrating to them in...

Post offices in a brave new world
Rediff.com10 May 2016

'He was asked to do the KYC again because the earlier exercise would not do as they...

EPF issue: What led to so many U-turns?
Rediff.com4 May 2016

EPF is the major vehicle for the long-term savings of organised private sector employees.