Barkha Dutt

Essays

NDTV: The Ultimate Lutyens Party Venue has Finally Shut Down

NDTV: The Ultimate Lutyens Party Venue has Finally Shut Down

The resignation of NDTV founders, Prannoy and Radhika Roy marks the end of a dark and sordid chapter of Indian media.

Gautam Adani’s Acquisition of NDTV is Akin to Draining the Swamp

Gautam Adani’s Acquisition of NDTV is Akin to Draining the Swamp

Commentary on Gautam Adani's acquisition of a 24 percent stake in NDTV in lieu of the promoters' not repaying their loan. It bodes well for public discourse.

Why the Durbari Journalists Invited by Pakistan should Never Return

Why the Durbari Journalists Invited by Pakistan should Never Return

Among the other despicable traits shared by the Incurables, I forgot to mention perhaps one of the more distinguishing ones: an errr… incurable lust for the global Jihad factory headquarters: Pakistan. Is it merely coincidental that the anagram of “lust” is “slut?” Nowhere is this trait more on display and

A Glimpse of the Daily Routine and Life of a Brahmin Patriarch

A Glimpse of the Daily Routine and Life of a Brahmin Patriarch

A slice of the daily routine of a typical Brahmin who lived in India just a century ago

Getting Jacked

Getting Jacked

Twitter Inc cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey visited India. And got Jacked. There’s just no other way to say this but it appears that Jack Dorsey seems dense or incompetent or both. For a techie and CEO of one of the world’s most successful social media platforms operating

No Barkha Dutt, You Lost the Moral Authority to Criticise Kapil Sibal Long Ago

No Barkha Dutt, You Lost the Moral Authority to Criticise Kapil Sibal Long Ago

Barkha Dutt lost the moral authority to criticise Kapil Sibal long ago when she abandoned all journalistic norms.