Barkha Dutt

If you leave out the magnetic stardom of sportsmen and actors, middle-class India today really has just two heroes - the army…

— Barkha Dutt

Women - whether in politics, media or business - can't have it both ways. We can't demand to be judged irrespective of…

— Barkha Dutt

I don't care if a flight attendant is fat as long as she doesn't sneak back to the galley for a gossip…

— Barkha Dutt

In 2020 we saw the poorest Indian citizen suffer as migrant workers, in the hundreds of thousands, fled the cities on foot,…

— Barkha Dutt

Wherever I go, people complain about what they see on television. Yet, if you are lapping this up because it's random entertainment…

— Barkha Dutt

What other, newer democracies find relatively easy - conducting an election, the counting of votes, the peaceful transition of power - seems…

— Barkha Dutt

Politics, by definition, is risk averse. Perhaps that's why America was so awestruck when Barack Obama ended the Black vs White debate…

— Barkha Dutt

In many ways, Ahmed Patel was the mind of Sonia Gandhi. Nearly everything we know about her publicly was constructed or revealed…

— Barkha Dutt

India cannot pretend anymore that none of its citizens fancy membership to the Global Jehad club. We need to examine where our…

— Barkha Dutt

Yes, fear and repression may be permanent citizens in Narendra Modi's Gujarat.

— Barkha Dutt

Much has already been said about the indisputable integrity of men such as AB Bardhan and Prakash Karat. So, why is it…

— Barkha Dutt

The working conditions of Indian labourers in the Gulf countries are notoriously abusive.

— Barkha Dutt

I feel unabashedly Indian, and this means that not just do I jump to my feet and sing along with the national…

— Barkha Dutt

Apart from democracy, globalisation and economic liberalism is our 20th century area of commonality with the U.S., the burgeoning numbers of skilled…

— Barkha Dutt

The rise of Right-wing populism globally has divided not just countries, but families. It has broken relationships and torn apart friendships. It…

— Barkha Dutt

When Hindustan Motors rolled out the first Ambassador Car in 1957 its sturdy body, rounded contours and Mother Earth simplicity immediately bagged…

— Barkha Dutt

I'm not a big fan of government interference in most matters.

— Barkha Dutt

We can barely deal with men who set their own rules; to ask us to accept a woman who is individualistic, passionate,…

— Barkha Dutt

I don't watch television news and, so, whatever I know is from online snippets released by various channels.

— Barkha Dutt

You can't define yourself either in shades of what you are contesting or entirely in antithesis to it. By doing so, what…

— Barkha Dutt

The real challenge to upholding India's freedoms is how patchy and individual-driven it is when it comes to the judiciary. The system…

— Barkha Dutt

We will unconditionally worship Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, partly because we approve of their well-mannered modesty. They are non-threatening, good hearted…

— Barkha Dutt

We like to say we would never want anyone we care about to suffer. But is it because it's we who cannot…

— Barkha Dutt

Much like the death sentence, I believe, hidden cameras should be used in the 'rarest of rare' cases.

— Barkha Dutt

Nostalgia can be an awful bore, especially for those whose memories are painted in hues different from ours.

— Barkha Dutt