Slut-Shaming Radhe Maa
The manufactured controversy over the godwoman’s attire demonstrates the sexism that is rampant in our society,…
2015
Murder Most Foul
Avirook Sen’s gripping account of the Noida double murders is an indictment of our justice system…
Rants
1 You who dreamt of democracy jumped off the roof and died Was it a…
Quit India
By Ismat Chughtai Sahib has died.” Jainat Ram brought me this news along with the foodstuff…
‘We Rarely Understand A Thing’
Too many writers of writers of fiction pose as philosophers, as if they have the answers…
Image is Everything
Amrita Shah’s biography of Ahmedabad is an insightful look at the city’s contradictions, anxieties and complicated…
The State of Melancholia
Saudamini Deo wonders if all the people she has ever encountered are just mist, and if…
Welcome to the Jungle
We’ve got fun and games…and routine police harassment. Once again, the law has taken its…
Mama Gramah Mattur
Deepa Bhasthi pays a visit to the world’s only fully Sanskrit village, and finds that all…
Of Swimming Pools and Land Pools
The shared logic of SEZs and Smart Cities must be rejected if we are to avoid…