At a juncture where a multiplicity of visions, knowledge and information provide a daunting combination of idealism and pragmatism, the “order of existence” as manifest in “religion” puts one in a quandary. On one hand, it seems like a nebulous
On 3 April, newspapers around the world published their first reports based on their investigation of the Panama Papers, an enormous leak of 11.5 million documents. The leak details the workings of Mossack Fonseca, a Panamanian law firm that specialises
To begin with, I’d like to congratulate you on being shortlisted for Abraaj Group Art Prize 2015 at Art Dubai along with Setareh Shahbazi and Mounira Al Solh. Thank you, thank you very much. Is this kind of gratification
Soon after Facebook began offering users the option of changing their profile pictures to reflect their favourite teams in the recent ICC World T20, Kashmiris, like other cricket-loving people, used this option widely. Throughout the tournament, they kept changing their
कश्मीर धरती के स्वर्ग का है कैसा ये नज़ारा ज़र्रे-जर्रे पे है दहशत ने पाँव पसारा ज़िंदगी है जैसे यहाँ शतरंज का कोई मोहरा हर चाल पे है जिसके कड़ा पहरा मौत जमाये है घर घर में डेरा आदमी
I have been informed by my sources (read senses), though they may not be as reliable as Times Now and Zee News (read non-senses), that after the JNU kerfuffle, the newsfeed-space has been turned into a bloody Mad Max: Fury Road, in which a particular
A few years ago, when I was 23, while walking on a strange street in Bristol, wearing a blue coat that I’d bought in London only a few days ago—I was rushing to meet someone and near the Charring Cross
1. Pahalgam. A happy and carefree 18-year-old, sitting on the rocks of the river Lidder, shivers at the sudden sharp drop in temperature. Within minutes, she’s thrilled with her first experience of snowfall. A family vacation in Kashmir—a favourite tourist destination;
This body, lumpy and dimpled and creased and unsmooth and scarred, this body is beautiful. Any body, all bodies. In all colours and shapes and sizes and measurements. But look at us, us fools, dwelling in the hope for Utopia
The US presidential election season has brought with it a slew of articles claiming that social media will revolutionise the 2016 campaign. Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Pinterest, Instagram: these are now being used by the candidates and their supporters to appeal