In memory of someone for whom activism, academic pursuits and institution building were not unrelated exercises. Paramita Banerjee pens a tribute to Jasodhara Bagchi. On 9 January this year, Professor Jasodhara Bagchi breathed her last at 8.20 in the morning.
In Kashmir, where life is more uncertain than death, freedom becomes more important than life. Haziq Qadri talks about his experience of almost being the victim of a fake encounter… In Kashmir the state forces can kill you in the
In a quintessentially Marquezian way…life obliges people to give birth to themselves over and over again…Here, actor, director, activist and sportsman Rahul Bose talks about his various obligations…both epic and microscopic in scope…In conversation with Pritha Kejriwal. Rahul, you have
मोदी सरकार को अभी आठ महीने पूरे हुए हैं। इसीबीच उनकी कूटनीति विफलताओं का जैसे एक संपूर्ण वृत्त पूरा करने जा रही है। सबसे पहले, अपनी ताजपोशी के समय ही उन्होंने पड़ौसी देशों और सार्क को छुआ था। छ: महीने
In light of the recent declaration on part of Perumal Murugan that he will not wield the pen again, after he was hounded by HIndutva fundamentalists, this is Deepa Bhasthi’s take on the issue …. It is with a sense
“I satire, therefore I am Charlie” … Featuring Muhammad Tahir as the frondeur who dared to write …. So, we heard British PM David Gillett-shaved Cameron had his Gieves & Hawkes black suit and silky blue tie on at grand
Soumabrata Chatterjee describes the Indo-Bangladesh relations, how it has developed over time and space and what the future looks like with the advent of the BJP-led government in India .. In 2014, Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj made it a point
As Qafe proceeds into 2015, Paramita Banerjee stepped into the world of popular culture of the year gone by through advertisements and interrogates the ideas of gender and power relations … So – what’s popular culture? ‘Popular’ as per its
Azad Essa comments on the escalating violence in Nigeria in the light of the recent massacre by the group carrying forward the message of Boko Haram. Little is known about the girl, except that she was no more than 10-years
