Dumbing Down the Indian Media and Khabar Lahariya
Over the last two decades, roughly coinciding with the period of economic liberalization, there has been…
Politics & Society
The Last Sin
One wonders what Gordon Gekko would have thought about the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement. A minor…
Why This Hullabaloo?
Never before in the history of independent India have so many once-influential politicians, businesspersons and bureaucrats…
Against the Stalinism of ideologies
Our lives no longer feel ground under them.At ten paces you can’t hear our words. But…
Sailabala Das: The Dissent
What does one say about a woman who transcends regional barriers, overcomes colonial hangups, challenges dominant…
Rama Devi: The Silent March
If she chose to, she could have led a life of luxury. Born to a…
Of Mixtape, Emancipatory Journalism & Black Power
“No amount of popular, sanctioned media is anti-colonial. They are all consciously racist products that operate…
In Defense of Stalin
The fact that Stalin needs to be defended at all is reason enough to analyze the…
Strangers of Sofia
The space of a city is the emblematic theatre of modernity. Somewhere amid the solidity of…
Marxism: The Last Philosophy
Marx displayed great disdain towards philosophers and intense optimism towards philosophy. Unlike the materialists before him,…