Indian publisher and feminist Urvashi Butalia co-founded India’s first feminist publishing house, ‘Kali for Women’ with Ritu Menon in 1984. Since 2003, she separately runs ‘Zubaan Books’ which tries to capture marginalized voices of women, apart from publishing academic
In addition to plays and screenplays, Kiran Nagarkar has written several novels, one of which (Cuckold) has been the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, establishing his reputation as one of the most prolific writers of post-colonial India. In a
On the 30th of November, 2016, the Supreme Court of India ruled that playing the national anthem before every film screening had become mandatory. The pronouncement, as laid down by Judges Dipak Misra and Amitava Roy, stated that citizens are
French far-right Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen in an interview to Andrew Marr, which aired on BBC1 on Remembrance Day, predicted that her election as the French President next year will be the third act of a “global revolution” –
On the night of 20 February 1998, Mohammad Amir Khan, then an 18-year-old was ‘abducted’ by men in civvies in Delhi’s Sadr Bazaar area. He was hauled into a white Maruti gypsy. Blindfolded, hands tied, the teenager was taken to
“Only those who are prepared to be killed themselves should kill others” Lelouch Vi Brittania, Code Geass The quote … it’s interesting, isn’t it? It comes at a time when this young imperialist chap decided to turn against his
The year is 2018. After a period of global warfare, the nation-state system has dissolved. In its place, six gigantic corporations – each with their own geographic territory – control the world. In order to forestall another world war, the
Politics is not always the last resort of the scoundrel, as hyper-patriotism or jingoism is not that of small town childhood. Childhood patriotism is eclectic, full of wonder and contradictions. The nation is an imagined community, like a dream, a
The chains of the old world broke long back. You are too used to them like elephants of circuses, Like the midnight pangs of hunger, Like the absence of a lost friend. Roar, thunder and love. If you are
Some call it madness, some foolishness, while the others believe it to be a great step towards integrating culture. Since 30th of November 2016, after the decision was made by the Supreme Court (SC), people have been vocal about the