Subversive Verses
Javed Akhtar talks to Pratiti Ganatra about the attacks on intellectuals, and argues that a poet’s…
Politics & Society
Harmless Pens. Harmful Pens.
Every writer is a rebel, for the very nature of the act of writing is such,…
The Revolution Will Not Be Contextualised
The modern intellectual must engage with the masses they speak for, says Soumabrata Chatterjee. After all,…
Peer-ing into the Abyss
Mufti Sayeed’s whirling dervish act sparks a heated conversation about privilege. Last month, we learnt from…
Songs of the Red River
The Brahmaputra motivates enduring emotions of love, pride, compassion, anger and despair, writes Debashree Dattaray. “And…
Guests, Some More Equal Than Others
The new Atithi Devo Bhava ads might be slicker than the original campaign, but carry some…
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…