The Buffer We Need
Net neutrality is a necessary deterrent to protect users from the predatory impulses of the oligarchs…
Politics & Society
The Boy Who Loved To Dance
Adreyo Sen writes a short story about growing up and discovering oneself.When I was a child,…
Leaving Ladyland
Refashioning a fight for survival into a politics of co-habitation has been feminism’s greatest triumph, writes…
Barbie vs Billie Jean King
There is no easy resolution of the beauty debate within feminist discourse, says Paramita Banerjee. The…
Get Back To Where You Once Belonged!
In this month’s satire, Muhammad Tahir analyses the semiotics of a middle-finger protest, and a controversial…
The Prickly Politics of the Ladies’ Seat
Is it discriminatory to reserve seats for able-bodied women in public transport? Recently, I travelled on…
You’ll Never Believe What Katrina Had To Say About #SalmanVerdict!
Nothing. But now that we have your attention, here’s what Mohammed Sohail has to say: packing…
The Secret to Success
Madhuri Banerjee was irked at being labelled a chick-lit author, until she realised that it was…
Lynch Mob
Great cinema points out the ugliness in our society. ‘Gabbar is Back’ is the ugliness, says…
Food Fights
The manufactured controversy around Shobhaa Dé’s tweets reveals the extent to which the political discourse in…