My Name is Red
In this column, I will try to explore the possibilities and limitations of the Indian urban…
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My Prayer
Skies have birds, birds have songs, and songs are beautiful. Birds… little trinkets of joy…
Dysfunctional Diplomacy
Muhammed Tahir takes a look at the frosty relationship between Barack Obama and Benjamin Netanyahu, the…
That Mallu Joke
Are Indians subtly more racist than they like to believe? Are the innocent jokes and harmless…
‘And Justice for All’
The Public Interest Litigation was a radical innovation to provide a voice to the voiceless in…
Enemies of the State
The Kerala government’s response to Maoist attacks is to systematically round up activists and sympathisers with…
Mission Accomplished
Shreya Singhal, a 24-year old law student, was the first to challenge the draconian Section 66(A)…
The Community’s Conscience
Jury trials were abolished in India after a notorious 1960 trial. But the lacunae in the…
Roots (and prospects) of Justice
Our justice system has failed to protect the very principles of liberty and equality it was…
Whose Choice?
Devjani Bodepudi responds to Vogue India’s ‘My Choice’ ad with an open letter questioning its half-baked…