End Notes from a historic mandate
Why is Modi only a symptom of a disease? Writes Sayan Bhattacharya sitting on his armchair….
Politics & Society
Coup de Tête: A Radical Takeover of Your Head
As we speak, Orwellian forces are creating …and gradually introducing into mainstream society… slippery speech patterns…
India as a Sovereign, Democratic (?) Republic
Phrases like ‘identity politics’ ‘caste politics’ and ‘communal politics’ are routinely used to denigrate any effort…
How Do You Take Your Coffee?
Coffee means a lot of things to a lot of people: a shot of energy, a…
And the Heart Beats On…
Why the Genre of AIDS films -with the addition of Ryan Murphy’s latest HBO release- and…
The Story of the Kathputli Colony
The Kathpulti Colony derives its name from a traditional art practiced in Rajasthan with string puppets….
A Brief History of Election Symbols
Ever heard of symbolic voting? Well, there’s a literal version of that, whose impact is much…
Beef, Babasaheb & Bhadrolok
Kolkata witnessed its first Beef Festival in April last year at an academic space but it…
Majoritarianism and the (Im)Possibility of Democracy in South Asia
All over South Asia, the rising tide of majoritarian nationalisms is threatening the rights of minorities…
The Maverick Maestro
A tribute and an introduction (for those of us who may need it), to the late,…