North Easterning the Mainstream
The allegation is nothing new, and neither is the sense of estrangement and hostility; however, the…
July, 2012
Another Brick in the Wall
Child labour continues to pose a major problem inspite of grand government claims and schemes. And…
Examining Essays written in Bubbles
In the summer of 2010, the response to Kashmir’s anger erupting onto the streets was not…
Satyamev Jayate: Of Downright Manipulations and Status-quoist Revolutions
Aamir Khan claims to address the roots of social evils, engages statistics, experts and pending court…
‘Kashmir issue cannot be resolved in isolation’
Mathew J. Webb talks about his new book, the Kashmir conflict, its right to secede and…
Two Essays by Lokendra Arambam
Yet another economic blockade looms large over Manipur. At the time of writing this piece, the…
Beware of the Yogi
The month of June saw Baba Ramdev making a comeback to newspaper headlines, rejoining anti-corruption crusader…
Recalling Saigon
At the Phnom Penh airport in Cambodia, I waited for flight VN818 to Saigon; ‘Homeward Bound’…
Bollywood and the death of Urdu
“zabaan-e-hind hai urdu to maathe pe shikan kyun hai vatan mein be-vatan kyun hai” The tragedy…
Who’s the fairest of them all?
Hollywood’s latest offering from the fantasy film genre, Snow White & the Huntsman, makes it clear…