Maybe the empire thought that we would not honor our word when, during days of uncertainty in the past century, we affirmed that even if the USSR were to disappear Cuba would continue struggling. World War II broke
Five years after 26/11 Mumbai attacks, as India commemorates that tragedy, Haris Khan brings to attention the many related tragedies whose memory continues to be denied and suppressed… The fifth anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attack was recently commemorated, with
Recently in Colombo, I was watching this brilliant exhibition of a sculptor who works with canvas as his medium of expression. He is Buddhist. He is gay and his family does not know it. He is just back from studying
Fact: Homosexuality is considered taboo in modern Indian civic society. Fact: India is home to over 5 million LGBT members, registered and unregistered. Fact: India is one of the earliest cultures to have recognized homosexuality in its mythology, religious texts
Yes, Marcos is gay. Marcos is gay in San Francisco, Black in South Africa, an Asian in Europe, a Chicano in San Ysidro, an anarchist in Spain, a Palestinian in Israel, a Mayan Indian in the streets of San Cristobal,
As Indians, we face racism across the first world, and yet, we are guilty of being one of the most racist nations in the world. The recent ostracization of Nigerians in relatively liberal Goa, paints the darkest picture ever, of
The recent photographs of Nigella Lawson splashed across UK tabloids narrated a shockingly distasteful story, contrary to the one conjured by her exotic spices until now. What does her silence on the matter smell of? Deepa Bhasti takes a whiff…
Dibyesh Anand takes a walk through the divergent paths, a new road connecting the isolated Metog County to mainland China, could take… States build. Earlier in November, China announced the opening of a new highway connecting the ‘last isolated
The accompanying image might elicit varied reactions…from giggles to utter disbelief at the sheer “stupidity” of the journalist. But the questions it raises are far from comfortable for any of us. Monidipa Mondal contemplates about the state of the Indian media and its
Since Edward Snowden blew the cover on America’s vast surveillance operation against everyone from international allies to ordinary citizens – all in the name of “national security” – the world has felt anything but “secure”, not least Americans themselves, whose