Songs of the Red River
The Brahmaputra motivates enduring emotions of love, pride, compassion, anger and despair, writes Debashree Dattaray. “And…
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Guests, Some More Equal Than Others
The new Atithi Devo Bhava ads might be slicker than the original campaign, but carry some…
The Story-Writing Experience and Creative Problems of Expression
Raza Naeem translates an essay by Rajinder Singh Bedi about the intricacies of his craft.I apologise…
Give Me Your Sorrows
Rajinder Singh Bedi, who turns 100 this month, escaped the critical stereotyping that mars his illustrious…
Going to Dismaland
We need protest art precisely because it makes us uncomfortable, says Dipsikha Thakur.In 1986, the Italian…
Fault Lines
Nakul Singh Sawhney’s insightful documentary on the Muzaffarnagar riots is an essential reminder of the human…
The Politics of Porn
There are many thorny questions to be asked about our consumption of pornography, but a ban…
The Sex Wars
The debates over porn are part of a larger conflict over the validity and need for…
Lewd and Lascivious
The vagueness surrounding obscenity laws allows the government to usurp our rights in the name of…
Within The Four Walls
Kanchan Bandyopadhyay argues that banning pornography is warranted on public health and economic grounds. On 3 August…