A grotesque mask has replaced the genteel mukhauta that K. N. Govindacharya once lampooned ever so casually. In his third consecutive electoral victory, the Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as an unstoppable force on the national political theatre. His frenzied
1-year-old Indrashish, an Indian citizen, who is in foster care in the US since September 2012 has been repeatedly injured and has suffered medical emergencies in foster care. On 31 December 2012, Indrashish had to be hospitalised in emergency care for
Some rooms stay with you long after you have left them. They narrate their own stories, constructing their own little houses of memories. In Kashmir, the disappeared and the dead have left behind their rooms in a state of perpetual
The facts of Victor Jara’s tragic death are well-documented. Arrested in the aftermath of a military coup d’etat, Jara was one of many political prisoners led to the National Football Stadium where many were tortured, beaten and executed. Although his
“We are living in the era of premeditation and the perfect crime. Our criminals are no longer helpless children who could plead love as their excuse. On the contrary, they are adults and they have a perfect alibi: philosophy, which
With the “God Letter” recently auctioned for over $3 million, the world has started taking a renewed interest in Albert Einstein’s core philosophies. In the most conservative estimate, he has been described as the father of modern physics; and by
At first glance, the Eurocentrism surrounding the European Union winning the Nobel Peace Prize is probably not as alarming, considering that of all the 124 awarded individuals and organisations till date, 48 laureates have been from Western Europe alone. The
The irony about Arvind Kejriwal is that his propaganda adrenaline and ‘I am the only Prophet’ aphrodisiac are driven by panting television channels which are as ‘educated’ as this former Indian Revenue Service bureaucrat. There is almost a daily dose
962 Tawang, Bomdila… lands of myth and legend, towns of deep spirituality. Places that were far removed from the mind when thinking of war. But they had fallen to the enemy rampaging down inexorably. Fear was in the hearts of
1962 Tawang, Bomdila… lands of myth and legend, towns of deep spirituality. Places that were far removed from the mind when thinking of war. But they had fallen to the enemy rampaging down inexorably. Fear was in the hearts of