The Textbook Wars
Donald Trump has called the Black Lives Matter campaign “divisive,” calling instead for “unity” – echoing…
2016
In The Absence Of Time
“The sound sizzled as if it was also dust. This sound was the rain, or rather…
Policing the Self
Self-censorship possibly becomes most dangerous when it is a conscious choice with regard to political viewpoints….
Censoring Gay Lives
Do all our fantasies remain obedient to the normativity of heterosexual desire, asks Sohini Chatterjee.The glorified…
Sexuality, Anarchy and Censorship
N Chandra’s trilogy is interesting because it interrogates the symbolic power of the image of the…
Grappling With Racism
Bollywood’s highest grossing movie of 2016 has two scenes of racist dialogue in and no one…
The Great Dalit Defiance
A spectre is haunting Gujarat and India. The spectre of a mass Dalit uprising. Indeed, after…
A Hero’s Farewell
Burhan Wani’s funeral demonstrates how the sentiment for Azadi among Kashmiris has only grown manifold over…
Trump and the Muslim Question
Ensuring a humiliating defeat of Trump in November would be America’s only penance for its growing…
Dreams to Dust
Manjushree Thapa’s latest book is a heartwarming tale of disjointed souls, all looking for a way…