The Dirty Word
Sex sells. It is a truth as old as the waves of time. Advertisers knew that…
August, 2015
Divide, Construct, Deconstruct
In our bustling city life, very often we only see, but fail to register many of…
The Real Politics of ‘Drishyam’
Spoiler Alert: Read this piece at your own risk if you intend to watch the…
Jamun Tree
“You can’t play with those boys under the jamun tree!” warned his grandmother as Amit reached…
Slut-Shaming Radhe Maa
The newspaper I last worked at was part of a media conglomerate, and shared office space…
Murder Most Foul
Aarushi Avirook Sen Penguin Books India Rs 199 | 312 pp How do you begin…
Rants
1 You who dreamt of democracy jumped off the roof and died Was it a…
Quit India
Sahib has died.” Jainat Ram brought me this news along with the foodstuff from the…
‘We Rarely Understand A Thing’
Aamer Hussein is a writer, critic and a Professorial Writing Fellow at the University of Southampton. 37…
Image is Everything
Ahmedabad: A City in the World Amrita Shah Bloomsbury India Rs 499 | 216 pp…