At the Barbershop
In this country, barbers are more important than doctors or physicists. 7 out of 16…
2014
Wasting water like it is money
The serious issue of water scarcity has often been side-lined owing to massive industrialisation and “corporate…
Indian Super League: The curious case of Franchise Football
The Indian Super League has generated a lot of hype regarding its claim of developing the…
The 5 Man-Booker Prize winners, in the last decade, that perhaps should not have won
The winner of this year’s Man-Booker Prize is Australian author Richard Flanagan, for his novel, The…
A Chicken and Egg Puzzle – Almost!
This month Paramita Banerjee muddles some notions around sex work. Read on! With the annual festivities…
Five Deadliest tropical storms in the history of the world
Cyclone Hudhud hit the east coast of India on 12 October leaving behind it, a trail…
In the “boutique” with Rahul Khanna
“I am not easy to slot, how do you slot me?” … From his sense of…
The absence of colours and the multi-coloured past: Murakami’s new novel
Haruki Murakami’s latest novel relates the past in its multi-coloured and multi-vocal brilliance. But is it…
5 winners who said ‘No’ to Nobel prize
It is the week where the winners of– the Nobel Prize are announced. The prestigious honour…
Guns and Roses
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only…