Matters of Head and Heart
There is more to Urdu than the pretty sounding ghazals and there is far more to…
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To The Bitter End
Cancer is an ordeal that saps more than just the health of the patient involved. Adequate…
‘Sholay is the biggest con ever pulled’
Naseeruddin Shah talks to Ajachi Chakrabarti about acting, his politics (or lack thereof) and Bollywood’s insistence…
Dadri As Development
Mohammed Akhlaq’s lynching wasn’t a historical anomaly. As Walter Benjamin put it, “the ‘state of emergency’…
Castaway, or Why Lalu Prasad Gives Me Hope
While defending our citadels of learning from the ravages of the Right, it is important to…
Caste No Bar
The acknowledgement of caste issues by a new generation of British Asian writers is a welcome…
Access First
Reserving seats for the disabled, whether in public transport or jobs, is meaningless until we remove…
Memories of Mangaluru
Treading the pathways of memories past, Deepa Bhasthi explores deeper questions of propriety, acceptability and tolerance…
Gandhi: A Stretcher-Bearer Without Borders
Cynical attempts at painting Gandhi as a racist by cherrypicking quotes cannot detract from his extraordinary…
Back To The Dark Ages?
Bihar will show the way out of the tired politics of hate, says Amit Sengupta.Reporters on…