What happens to the human body when it stays in contact with water for hours on end? Some of us, who may have had to work with water as part of our daily chores, might say that the colour drains
Michelle Obama’s convention speech has been both applauded and criticized for being too emotional. Those amazed at her love towards her husband have shed a tear or two, while the detractors are disappointed at her personal narrative lacking statistical substance.
September 11 as a significant date has diverse amount of connotations. Some of them are social. Some cultural, and most others socio-political. Amongst the many dates, myriad landmarks and many twist and turns of human history, September 11 represents a
“I greet you, Soviet Union with humility: I am a writer and a poet. My father was a railroad worker: we were always poor. Yesterday I was with you, far off, in my little country of great rains. There your
“One access to the creative way consists of discovering in yourself an ancient corporality to which you are bound by a strong ancestral relation. So you are neither in the character nor in the non-character. Starting from details, you can
Some months back, in a picturesque village in south Kashmir, I met some boys who see their acts of stone pelting at the government forces as an honorable way to live a dignified life under occupation. Especially active during the
Some months back, in a picturesque village in south Kashmir, I met some boys who see their acts of stone pelting at the government forces as an honorable way to live a dignified life under occupation. Especially active during the
The Fourth Eelam War IV ended in May 2009 and marked the decimation of the Tamil Tigers. By the end, this genocidal massacre claimed between 40,000 and 100,000 civilian lives. In June this year, I had the opportunity to interview
At 410 deaths in seven months, the average toll runs into almost two deaths per day. Alarming, by any standard— more so when one considers the fact that 410 is the count in merely six districts. How should we describe
The world has moved fast, since the first flight of the Sputnik till our curiosity landed on Mars. History has hurtled through narrow and wide lanes, defied gravity, shunned bullets, braved winds and torrential rains to enter the present –