Editorial for June
Humko maloom hai jannat ki haqeeqat lekin… Kindle’s issue on Kashmir was long overdue. But…
2012
The political and other classes
He is not only one of the most erudite politicians in contemporary India but also one…
Satyamev Jayate: Aamir’s Anna Moment
Is Aamir Khan India’s answer to Oprah Winfrey? Is Satyamev Jayate the Indian incarnation of the…
खोल दो… यही तो कहा था मंटो ने
मेरी ज़िंदगी में सबसे पसंदीदा कवि अगर फ़ैज़ हैं तो अफ़सानानिगारी के मामले में यह मोहब्बत…
Requiem of a Dream
It’s a deadly, addictive, I-love-my-hangover cocktail of new capitalism in If-I-were-a-rich-man India. Superpower India floating in…
When will the Witch stop Hunting?
The witch hunt of Muslim youths going on across the country on a large scale is…
ग़ौर से देखिए, केवल सेक्स नहीं कर रहे हैं सिंघवी
ग्रंथों से शुरू होती है इसकी कहानी. यज्ञ के लिए अश्व के साथ नंगी सोती रानियां,…
Real to Reel
While Vidya Balan’s Dirty Picture oo-la-laed through the box office, Irfan Khan’s Paan Singh Tomar is…
Holy Smoke
Soon after Muni ki Reti at Rishikesh, the river disappears into the holy domesticity of the…
The Museum of Ignorance
In the times of mass graves, vanishing forests, multi-million dollar MOUs and new defi nitions of…