Own up, India.
Is the recent ban on ‘India’s Daughter’ another sign of our intolerance to criticism? Devjani Bodepudi…
2015
Aftermath of a departure
When you left, you took with you my wardrobe That, and the kitchen, and the…
An Era has ended. Let’s move on.
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman might have passed away, but the RK Laxman we know and love still…
The Trailblazer
Harsh Snehanshu reviews Raj Kamal Jha’s She Will Build Him A City, and asserts that despite…
5 POLITICAL MOTORMOUTHS WHO WENT BEYOND THE PALE
Political discourse in contemporary India is generally one step removed from unabashed demagoguery, but every so…
Rendezvous with Nicholson Baker
Vineet Gill talks about the writing style of the novelist Nicholson Baker, his reorientation of the…
Ruskin Bond: The Man from Mussoorie
Devjani Bodepudi talks to a legend in the world of Indian writing, Ruskin Bond reflects on…
Colouring the frames of political incorrectness
Ruchir Joshi questions the basis of being politically incorrect, examining contexts from Gaza, racism, sexist rants,…
A cartoonist’s utopia
Soumabrata Chatterjee reminisces about R K Laxman and the role of a public intellectual in shaping…
A Big Element of Shamelessness
Capturing the very essence of political incorrectness, Hanif Kureishi discusses his thoughts on racism, creativity and…